Song of Solomon 1 — FBV
1Verse 1Solomon's song of songs.+Verse 2Kiss me, kiss me with your mouth again and again,+for your love is sweeter+than wine.Verse 3I love the way you smell from the perfumed oils you use. You have quite a reputation+—it spreads like spilled perfumed oil. It's not surprising that all the young women adore you!Verse 4Take me by the hand—let's run! (The king+has brought me to his bedroom.) Let's be happy together and find pleasure in your love.+Your love is far better than wine! Women are right to adore you so!+Verse 5I'm black, but I'm beautiful, women of Jerusalem,+like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.Verse 6Don't look down on me because I'm black, because the sun has burned me. My brothers were angry with me and made me look after the vineyards, so I couldn't look after my own vineyard.+Verse 7My love, please tell me where you're taking your flock. Where will you rest them at noon? For why should I have to wear a veil while looking for you+among the flocks of your companions?+Verse 8If you really don't know, you who are more beautiful than any other woman, then follow the tracks of my flock, and let your goats graze near the shepherd's tents.Verse 9My darling, to me you're like a mare among Pharaoh's horses+that pull his chariots,Verse 10Your beautiful cheeks adorned with ornaments,+your neck with strings of jewels.Verse 11Let's make you some gold ornaments inlaid with silver.Verse 12As the king lay on his couch, my nard perfume gave off its fragrance.Verse 13My love is like a pouch of myrrh,+lying all night between my breasts.Verse 14My love is like a bunch of fragrant henna flowers in the vineyards of Engedi.+Verse 15Look at how very beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are as gentle as doves.Verse 16And you, my love, are so handsome—how charming you are! The green grass is our bed,Verse 17with cedar trees as beams for our “house,” and pine trees for the rafters.