Song of Solomon 1:1-11 ▼

1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.

2 “May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine.

3 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love 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.”

5 “I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not look 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.

7 Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Where do you shepherd 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?”

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 dwellings of the shepherds.

9 “To a mare of mine among the chariots of Pharaoh I compare you, O my darling.

10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads.”

11 “We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver.”