Song of Solomon 1

¹The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

²Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth;

³Thine oils have a goodly fragrance;

⁴Draw me; we will run after thee:

⁵I am black, but comely,

⁶Look not upon me, because I am swarthy,

⁷Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,

⁸If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,

⁹I have compared thee, O my love,

¹⁰Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair,

¹¹We will make thee plaits of gold

¹²While the king sat at his table,

¹³My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh,

¹⁴My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers

¹⁵Behold, thou art fair, my love;

¹⁶Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:

¹⁷The beams of our house are cedars,