Tell me, you whom I love,
    where you graze your flock
    and where you rest your sheep(A) at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled(B) woman
    beside the flocks of your friends?

Friends

If you do not know, most beautiful of women,(C)
    follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
    by the tents of the shepherds.

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(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 [a]veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?

The Beloved

If you do not know, (A)O fairest among women,
[b]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 1:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. wanders
  2. Song of Solomon 1:8 Lit. Go out