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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your caresses are more delightful than wine. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating; your name is perfume poured out. No wonder young women adore you. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Take me with you--let's hurry. Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers. Young Women We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your caresses more than wine. Woman It is only right that they adore you. |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Daughters of Jerusalem, I am dark like the tents of Kedar, yet lovely like the curtains of Solomon. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother's sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards. I have not taken care of my own vineyard. |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Tell me, you whom I love: Where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you let them rest at noon? Why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions? |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats near the shepherds' tents. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots. |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry, your neck with its necklace. |
11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11We will make gold jewelry for you, accented with silver. |
12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12While the king is on his couch, my perfume releases its fragrance. |
13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me, spending the night between my breasts. |
14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The one I love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me, in the vineyards of En-gedi. |
15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15How beautiful you are, my darling. How very beautiful! Your eyes are doves. |
16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16How handsome you are, my love. How delightful! Our bed is verdant; |
17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses. |
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