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Tell me, you whom my soul loves,
    where you graze your flock,
    where you rest them at noon;
    for why should I be as one who is veiled
    beside the flocks of your companions?

Lover

If you don’t know, most beautiful among women,
    follow the tracks of the sheep.
    Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

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Tell me, you whom I love:(A)
Where do you pasture your sheep?(B)
Where do you let them rest at noon?(C)
Why should I be like one who veils herself[a]
beside the flocks of your companions?(D)

Man

[b]If you do not know,
most beautiful of women,(E)
follow[c] the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
near the shepherds’ tents.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:7 Or who wanders
  2. 1:8 Some understand the young women to be the speakers in this verse.
  3. 1:8 Lit go out for yourself into