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Don’t look at how dark I am,
    at how dark the sun has made me.
My brothers were angry with me.
    They forced me to take care of their vineyards,
    so I could not take care of myself.[a]

She Speaks to Him

I love you with all my soul!
    Tell me, where do you feed your sheep?
    Where do you lay them down at noon?
I should come to be with you
    or I will be like a hired woman[b] caring for the sheep of your friends.

He Speaks to Her

You are such a beautiful woman.
    Surely you know what to do.
Go, follow the sheep.
    Feed your young goats near the shepherds’ tents.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:6 myself Literally, “my own vineyard.”
  2. Song of Solomon 1:7 hired woman Or “a woman wearing a veil.” This might mean a prostitute.

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