Song of Songs 1

The Song of Songs, which {is} of Solomon. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for better {is} your love than wine. 3 As for the scent of your oils—{they are} good; oil poured out {is} your name. Therefore, marriageable women love you. 4 Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me {to} his bedroom. \* Let us be glad and rejoice in you. Let us profess your love more than wine; rightly do they love you. \* 5 I {am} black but lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. 6 Do not look at me, that I {am} black, that the sun scorched me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they appointed me {as} keeper of the vineyards— my vineyard that {is} mine I have not kept. \* 7 Declare to me, {you} whom my soul loves: where do you graze? Where do you make {your flocks} lie down at noontime? For why should I be like a woman who covers herself beside the flocks of your companions? \* 8 If you do not know, most beautiful among women, go out in the footprints of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the tents of the shepherds. \* 9 To a mare among the chariots of Pharaoh I liken you, my darling. 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings; your neck {is beautiful} with necklaces. \* 11 Earrings of gold we will make for you, with studs of silver. \* 12 While the king {was} on his couch, my nard gave off its scent. 13 A bundle of myrrh {is} my beloved to me; between my breasts it stays. 14 A cluster of henna blossoms {is} my beloved to me, in the vineyards of Engedi. \* 15 Behold you, beautiful, my darling! Behold you, beautiful! Your eyes {are} doves. \* 16 Behold you! {You are} handsome, my beloved, truly pleasant. Indeed, our couch is leafy. 17 The beams of our house {are} cedars; our rafters {are} pine. \*