11 The [1]Song of Songs , which is Solomon's .
2 "[2]May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth ! For your love is better than wine . 3 "Your oils have a pleasing fragrance , Your name is like [3]purified oil ; Therefore e the [4] maidens love you. 4 "Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers ." "[5]We will rejoice in you and be glad ; We will [6]extol your love more than wine . Rightly do they love you." 5 "[7]I am black but lovely , O daughters of Jerusalem , Like the tents of Kedar , Like the curtains of Solomon . 6 "Do not stare at me because I am [8]swarthy , For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards , But I have not taken care of my own vineyard .
7 "Tell me, O you whom my soul loves , Where do you pasture your flock, Where do you make it lie down at noon ? For why should I be like one who [9]veils herself Beside the flocks of your companions ?" 8 "[10]If you yourself do not know , Most beautiful among women , Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds .
9 "[11]To me, my darling , you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh . 10 "Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments , Your neck with strings of beads ." 11 "[12]We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver ."
12 "[13]While the king was at his [14]table , My [15] perfume gave forth its fragrance . 13 "My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts . 14 "My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi ." 15 "[16][17] How beautiful you are, my darling , [17]How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves ." 16 "[19][20]How handsome you are, my beloved , And so pleasant ! Indeed , our couch is luxuriant ! 17 "The beams of our houses are cedars , Our rafters , [21] cypresses .
