| 章 |
| 1:1 |
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's.
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| 1:2 |
"May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine.
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| 1:3 |
"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is [like] purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you.
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| 1:4 |
"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."
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| 1:5 |
"I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.
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| 1:6 |
"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.
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| 1:7 |
"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?"
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| 1:8 |
"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.
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| 1:9 |
"To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
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| 1:10 |
"Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads."
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| 1:11 |
"We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver."
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| 1:12 |
"While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance.
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| 1:13 |
"My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.
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| 1:14 |
"My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi."
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| 1:15 |
"How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are [like] doves."
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| 1:16 |
"How handsome you are, my beloved, [And] so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
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| 1:17 |
"The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses.
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