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