Song of Solomon 1 — DBY

1Verse 1The song of songs, which is Solomon's.^{Verse 2}Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.^{Verse 3}Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.^{Verse 4}Draw me, we will run after thee! — The king hath brought me into his chambers — We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.^{Verse 5}I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.^{Verse 6}Look not upon me, because I am black; Because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me: They made me keeper of the vineyards; Mine own vineyard have I not kept.^{Verse 7}Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest it to rest at noon; For why should I be as one veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?^{Verse 8}If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths.^{Verse 9}I compare thee, my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.^{Verse 10}Thy cheeks are comely with bead-rows, Thy neck with ornamental chains.^{Verse 11}We will make thee bead-rows of gold With studs of silver.^{Verse 12}While the king is at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.^{Verse 13}A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.^{Verse 14}My beloved is unto me a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of Engedi.^{Verse 15}Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are doves.^{Verse 16}Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green.^{Verse 17}The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are cypresses.