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The Song of Songs, Which is Solomon's
Chapter 1
American Standard Version| Song 1:1 | The Song_of_Songs, which is Solomon's. |
| Song 1:2 | Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine. |
| Song 1:3 | Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee. |
| Song 1:4 | 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 make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee. |
| Song 1:5 | I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. |
| Song 1:6 | Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept. |
| Song 1:7 | Tell me, O 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 that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions? |
| Song 1:8 | If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. |
| Song 1:9 | I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. |
| Song 1:10 | Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, Thy neck with strings of jewels. |
| Song 1:11 | We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver. |
| Song 1:12 | While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance. |
| Song 1:13 | My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts. |
| Song 1:14 | My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi. |
| Song 1:15 | Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves. |
| Song 1:16 | Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green. |
| Song 1:17 | The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs. |