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The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem's Daughters

¹ The ^(F1)Song of ^(C1)Songs, which is Solomon's.

² "^(F1)May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your ^(C1)love is better than wine.

³ "Your ^(C1)oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your ^(C2)name is like ^(F1)purified oil;
Therefore the ^(F2)(C3)maidens love you.

⁴ "Draw me after you and let us run together!
The ^(C1)king has brought me into his chambers."
"^(F1)We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will ^(F2)extol your ^(C2)love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you."

⁵ "^(F1)I am black but ^(C1)lovely,
O ^(C2)daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the ^(C3)tents of ^(C4)Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.

⁶ "Do not stare at me because I am ^(F1)swarthy,
For the sun has burned me.
My ^(C1)mother's sons were angry with me;
They made me ^(C2)caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

⁷ "Tell me, O you ^(C1)whom my soul loves,
Where do you ^(C2)pasture your flock,
Where do you make it ^(C3)lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who ^(F1)veils herself
Beside the flocks of your ^(C4)companions?"

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

⁸ "^(F1)If you yourself do not know,
^(C1)Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.

⁹ "^(F1)To me, ^(C1)my darling, you are like
My ^(C2)mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.

¹⁰ "Your ^(C1)cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of ^(C2)beads."

¹¹ "^(F1)We will make for you ornaments of gold
With beads of silver."

¹² "^(F1)While the king was at his ^(F2)table,
My ^(F3)(C1)perfume gave forth its fragrance.

¹³ "My beloved is to me a pouch of ^(C1)myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.

¹⁴ "My beloved is to me a cluster of ^(C1)henna blossoms
In the vineyards of ^(C2)Engedi."

¹⁵ "^(F1)<,>^(F2)(C1)How beautiful you are, my darling,
^(F2)How beautiful you are!
Your ^(C2)eyes are like doves."

¹⁶ "^(F1)<,>^(F2)How handsome you are, ^(C1)my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!

¹⁷ "The beams of our houses are ^(C1)cedars,
Our rafters, ^(F1)(C2)cypresses.