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Song of Solomon 1
⁶ Don’t stare at me because I am dark— the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for their vineyards, so I couldn’t care for myself—my own vineyard.
⁷ Tell me, my love, where are you leading your flock today? Where will you rest your sheep at noon? For why should I wander like a prostitute among your friends and their flocks?
⁸ If you don’t know, O most beautiful woman, follow the trail of my flock, and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.
⁹ You are as exciting, my darling, as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.
¹⁰ How lovely are your cheeks; your earrings set them afire! How lovely is your neck, enhanced by a string of jewels.
¹¹ We will make for you earrings of gold and beads of silver.
¹² The king is lying on his couch, enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.
¹³ My lover is like a sachet of myrrh lying between my breasts.
¹⁴ He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi.
¹⁵ How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
¹⁶ You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words! The soft grass is our bed;