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The Song of aSongs, which is Solomon's.
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"May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your alove is better than wine.
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"Your aoils have a pleasing fragrance, Your bname is like purified oil; Therefore the cmaidens love you.
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"Draw me after you and let us run together! The aking has brought me into his chambers."
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"I am black but alovely, O bdaughters of Jerusalem, Like the ctents of dKedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.
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"Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My amother's sons were angry with me; They made me bcaretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
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"Tell me, O you awhom my soul loves, Where do you bpasture your flock, Where do you make it clie down at noon? For why should I be like one who veils herself Beside the flocks of your dcompanions?"
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"If you yourself do not know, aMost beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds.
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"To me, amy darling, you are like My bmare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
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"Your acheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of bbeads."
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"We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver."
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"While the king was at his table, My aperfume gave forth its fragrance.
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"My beloved is to me a pouch of amyrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.
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"My beloved is to me a cluster of ahenna blossoms In the vineyards of bEngedi."
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"aHow beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your beyes are like doves."
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"How handsome you are, amy beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
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"The beams of our houses are acedars, Our rafters, bcypresses.
