Song Of Solomon Chapter 1 (NIV)
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Solomon’s Song of Songs.
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BelovedLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is more delightful than wine.
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Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;your name is like perfume poured out.No wonder the maidens love you!
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Take me away with you—let us hurry!Let the king bring me into his chambers.FriendsWe rejoice and delight in you;we will praise your love more than wine.BelovedHow right they are to adore you!
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Dark am I, yet lovely,O daughters of Jerusalem,dark like the tents of Kedar,like the tent curtains of Solomon.
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Do not stare at me because I am dark,because I am darkened by the sun.My mother’s sons were angry with meand made me take care of the vineyards;my own vineyard I have neglected.
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Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flockand where you rest your sheep at midday.Why should I be like a veiled womanbeside the flocks of your friends?
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FriendsIf you do not know, most beautiful of women,follow the tracks of the sheepand graze your young goatsby the tents of the shepherds.
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LoverI liken you, my darling, to a mareharnessed to one of the chariots of Pharaoh.
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Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,your neck with strings of jewels.
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We will make you earrings of gold,studded with silver.
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BelovedWhile the king was at his table,my perfume spread its fragrance.
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My lover is to me a sachet of myrrhresting between my breasts.
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My lover is to me a cluster of henna blossomsfrom the vineyards of En Gedi.
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LoverHow beautiful you are, my darling!Oh, how beautiful!Your eyes are doves.
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BelovedHow handsome you are, my lover!Oh, how charming!And our bed is verdant.
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LoverThe beams of our house are cedars;our rafters are firs.
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