11 Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon.(A)
He leased the vineyard to tenants.(B)
Each was to bring for his fruit
1,000 pieces of silver.(C)
12 I have my own vineyard.[a](D)
The 1,000 are for you, Solomon,
but 200 for those who guard its fruits.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:12 Lit My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; Sg 1:6

[Man]

11 Solomon had a vineyard
        in Baal-hamon.
He gave charge of the vineyard to keepers;
        one would bring in exchange for its fruit
            a thousand pieces of silver.
12 My vineyard, my very own, is before me.
You can have the thousand, Solomon[a]
        with two hundred for those who tend the fruit!

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