Song of Songs 1:6-8

New International Version

⁶ Do not stare at me because I am dark,
    because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother’s sons were angry with me
    and made me take care of the vineyards;^(A)
    my own vineyard I had to neglect.
⁷ Tell me, you whom I love,
    where you graze your flock
    and where you rest your sheep^(B) at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled^(C) woman
    beside the flocks of your friends?