Do not look upon me, because I am dark,
Because the sun has [a]tanned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards,
But my own (A)vineyard I have not kept.

(To Her Beloved)

Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who [b]veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?

The Beloved

If you do not know, (B)O fairest among women,
[c]Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:6 Lit. looked upon me
  2. Song of Solomon 1:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. wanders
  3. Song of Solomon 1:8 Lit. Go out

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