| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. | 1 Solomon's Finest Song. W |
| 2"May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine. | 2Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine. |
| 3"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you. | 3The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating; your name is perfume poured out. No wonder young women adore you. |
| 4"Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers." "We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you." | 4Take me with you--let us hurry. Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers. Y We will rejoice and be glad for you; we will praise your love more than wine. W It is only right that they adore you. |
| 5"I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. | 5Daughters of Jerusalem, I am dark like the tents of Kedar, yet lovely like the curtains of Solomon. |
| 6"Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard. | 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 a keeper of the vineyards. I have not kept my own vineyard. |
| 7"Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Where do you pasture your flock, Where do you make it lie down at noon? For why should I be like one who veils herself Beside the flocks of your companions?" | 7Tell me, you, the one 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? M |
| 8"If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds. | 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"To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh. | 9I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots. |
| 10"Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads." | 10Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry, your neck with its necklace. |
| 11"We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver." | 11We will make gold jewelry for you, accented with silver. W |
| 12"While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance. | 12While the king is on his couch, my perfume releases its fragrance. |
| 13"My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts. | 13My love is a sachet of myrrh to me, spending the night between my breasts. |
| 14"My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi." | 14My love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me, in the vineyards of En-gedi. M |
| 15"How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves." | 15How beautiful you are, my darling. How very beautiful! Your eyes are doves. W |
| 16"How handsome you are, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant! | 16How handsome you are, my love. How delightful! Our bed is lush with foliage; |
| 17"The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses. | 17the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses. |
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