Woman
2Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your caresses1:2 Or acts of love are more delightful than wine.1:2 Sg 4:10
your name is perfume poured out.1:3 Ec 7:1
No wonder young women1:3 Or wonder virgins adore you.
Oh, that the king would bring1:4 Or The king has brought me to his chambers.
Young Women
We will rejoice and be glad in you;
we will celebrate your caresses more than wine.
Woman
It is only right that they adore you.
6Do not stare at me because I am dark,
for the sun has gazed on me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;1:6 Ps 69:8
they made me take care of the vineyards.1:6 Sg 8:11
I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
Why should I be like one who veils herself1:7 Or who wanders
beside the flocks of your companions?1:7 Sg 8:13
Man
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1:8
Some understand the young women to be the speakers in this verse.
If you do not know,
follow1:8 Lit go out for yourself into the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
near the shepherds’ tents.
to a1:9 Lit my mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.1:9 2Ch 1:16–17
your neck with its necklace.
11We will make gold jewelry for you,
accented with silver.
Woman
12While the king is on his couch,1:12 Or is at his table
spending the night between my breasts.
in the vineyards of En-gedi.1:14 1Sm 23:29
Man
15How beautiful you are, my darling.
How very beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.1:15 Sg 4:1
Woman
How delightful!
Our bed is verdant;
17the beams of our house are cedars,
and our rafters are cypresses.1:17 Or firs, or pines
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