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¹ For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.

² The[1] Song of Songs [the best of songs], which is Solomon's.

³ [2](The Shulammite Bride) "May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!" [Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,] "For your love is better than wine.

⁴ "The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing; Your name is perfume poured out; Therefore the maidens love you.

⁵ "Draw me away with you and let us run together! Let the king bring me into his chambers." [3](The Chorus) "We will rejoice and be glad in you; We will remember and extol your love more [sweet and fragrant] than wine. Rightly do they love you."

⁶ (The Shulammite Bride) "I am deeply tanned but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, [I am dark] like the tents of [the Bedouins of] Kedar, Like the [beautiful] curtains of Solomon.

⁷ "Do not gaze at me because I am deeply tanned, [I have worked in] the sun; it has left its mark on me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard (my complexion) I have not kept."

⁸ "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 is veiled Beside the flocks of your companions?"

⁹ (The Bridegroom) "If you do not know [where your lover is], O you fairest among women, Run along, follow the tracks of the flock, And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds.

¹⁰ "To me, my love, you are like My [favorite] mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.

¹¹ "Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of jewels."

¹² (The Chorus) "We will make for you chains and ornaments of gold, [Studded] with beads of silver."

¹³ (The Shulammite Bride) "While the king was at his table, My perfume (Solomon) sent forth [his] fragrance [surrounding me].

¹⁴ "My beloved is to me like a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.

¹⁵ "My beloved is to me a cluster of henna flowers In the [fragrant] vineyards of[4] Engedi."

¹⁶ (The Bridegroom) "Behold, how beautiful you are, my darling, Behold, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are dove's eyes."

¹⁷ (The Shulammite Bride) "Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved; And so delightful! Our arbor is green and luxuriant.

¹⁸ "The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters and panels are cypresses.

¹⁹ "I am the rose [of the plain] of Sharon, The lily of the valleys [that grows in deep places]."

²⁰ (The Bridegroom) "Like the lily among the thorns, So are you, my darling, among the maidens."

²¹ (The Shulammite Bride) "Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men! In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.

²² "He has brought me to his banqueting place, And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].

²³ "Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am sick with love.

²⁴ "Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."

²⁵ (The Bridegroom) "I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free], That you do not rouse nor awaken my love Until she pleases."

²⁶ (The Shulammite Bride) "Listen! My beloved! Behold, he comes, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping and running on the hills!

²⁷ "My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is gazing through the lattice.

²⁸ "My beloved speaks and says to me, 'Arise, my love, my fair one, And come away.

²⁹ 'For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.

³⁰ 'The flowers appear on the earth once again; The time for singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

³¹ 'The fig tree has budded and ripens her figs, And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].'"

³² (The Bridegroom) "O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock, In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely."

³³ (The Chorus) "Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that spoil and ruin the vineyards [of love], While our vineyards are in blossom."

³⁴ (The Shulammite Bride) "My beloved is mine and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies.

³⁵ "Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Return quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether [which separate us]."

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1	For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
2	The[1] Song of Songs [the best of songs], which is Solomon's.
3	[2](The Shulammite Bride) "May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!" [Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,] "For your love is better than wine.
4	"The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing; Your name is perfume poured out; Therefore the maidens love you.
5	"Draw me away with you and let us run together! Let the king bring me into his chambers." [3](The Chorus) "We will rejoice and be glad in you; We will remember and extol your love more [sweet and fragrant] than wine. Rightly do they love you."
6	(The Shulammite Bride) "I am deeply tanned but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, [I am dark] like the tents of [the Bedouins of] Kedar, Like the [beautiful] curtains of Solomon.
7	"Do not gaze at me because I am deeply tanned, [I have worked in] the sun; it has left its mark on me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard (my complexion) I have not kept."
8	"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 is veiled Beside the flocks of your companions?"
9	(The Bridegroom) "If you do not know [where your lover is], O you fairest among women, Run along, follow the tracks of the flock, And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds.
10	"To me, my love, you are like My [favorite] mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
11	"Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of jewels."
12	(The Chorus) "We will make for you chains and ornaments of gold, [Studded] with beads of silver."
13	(The Shulammite Bride) "While the king was at his table, My perfume (Solomon) sent forth [his] fragrance [surrounding me].
14	"My beloved is to me like a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.
15	"My beloved is to me a cluster of henna flowers In the [fragrant] vineyards of[4] Engedi."
16	(The Bridegroom) "Behold, how beautiful you are, my darling, Behold, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are dove's eyes."
17	(The Shulammite Bride) "Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved; And so delightful! Our arbor is green and luxuriant.
18	"The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters and panels are cypresses.
19	"I am the rose [of the plain] of Sharon, The lily of the valleys [that grows in deep places]."
20	(The Bridegroom) "Like the lily among the thorns, So are you, my darling, among the maidens."
21	(The Shulammite Bride) "Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men! In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
22	"He has brought me to his banqueting place, And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].
23	"Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am sick with love.
24	"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."
25	(The Bridegroom) "I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free], That you do not rouse nor awaken my love Until she pleases."
26	(The Shulammite Bride) "Listen! My beloved! Behold, he comes, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping and running on the hills!
27	"My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is gazing through the lattice.
28	"My beloved speaks and says to me, 'Arise, my love, my fair one, And come away.
29	'For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.
30	'The flowers appear on the earth once again; The time for singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
31	'The fig tree has budded and ripens her figs, And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].'"
32	(The Bridegroom) "O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock, In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely."
33	(The Chorus) "Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that spoil and ruin the vineyards [of love], While our vineyards are in blossom."
34	(The Shulammite Bride) "My beloved is mine and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies.
35	"Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Return quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether [which separate us]."

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