1 The a song of songs, which is Solomon's.
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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth -
b For your 3 love is better than wine.
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Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your name is ointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.
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c Draw me away!
d We will run after 4 you. 5
The king e has brought me into his chambers.
We will be glad and rejoice in 5 love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you. 5
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I am dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
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Do not look upon me, because I am dark,
Because the sun has 10 tanned me.
My mother's sons were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards,
But my own f vineyard I have not kept.
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Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who 11 veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?
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If you do not know, g O fairest among women,
12 Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds' tents.
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I have compared you, h my love,
i To my filly among Pharaoh's chariots.
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j Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.
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We will make 13 you 14 ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.
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While the king is at his table,
My 15 spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
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A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,
That lies all night between my breasts.
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My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms
In the vineyards of En Gedi.
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k Behold, you are fair, 16 my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove's eyes.
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Behold, you are l handsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our 17 bed is green.
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The beams of our houses are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.