The song of songs
, which is Solomon's
.
Let him kiss me with the kisses
of his mouth
: for thy love
is better
than wine
.
Because of the savour of thy good
ointments
thy name
is as ointment
poured forth
, therefore do the virgins
love
thee.
Draw me, we will run
after
thee: the king
hath brought
me into his chambers
: we will be glad
and rejoice
in thee, we will remember
thy love
more than wine
: the upright
love
thee.
I am black, but comely
, O ye daughters
of Jerusalem
, as the tents
of Kedar
, as the curtains
of Solomon
.
Look not upon me, because I am black
, because the sun
hath looked
upon me: my mother's
children
were angry
with me; they made
me the keeper
of the vineyards
; but mine own vineyard
have I not kept
.
Tell me, O thou whom my soul
loveth
, where thou feedest
, where
thou makest thy flock to rest
at noon
: for
why should I be as one that turneth aside
by the flocks
of thy companions
?
If thou know not, O thou fairest
among women
, go thy way forth
by the footsteps
of the flock
, and feed
thy kids
beside the shepherds
' tents
.
I have compared thee, O my love
, to a company of horses
in Pharaoh's
chariots
.
Thy cheeks are comely
with rows
of jewels , thy neck
with chains
of gold .
We will make thee borders
of gold
with studs
of silver
.
While the king sitteth at his table
, my spikenard
sendeth forth
the smell
thereof.
A bundle of myrrh
is my wellbeloved
unto me; he shall lie
all night betwixt my breasts
.
My beloved is unto me as a cluster
of camphire
in the vineyards
of Engedi
.
Behold, thou art fair, my love
; behold, thou art fair
; thou hast doves
' eyes
.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved
, yea, pleasant
: also our bed
is green
.
The beams of our house
are cedar
, and our rafters
of fir
.