Song of Solomon 1 - American Standard Version 2015

¹ The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.\par

² Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth;\par\tab For thy love is better than wine.

³ Thine oils have a goodly fragrance;\par\tab Thy name is {\i as} oil poured forth;\par\tab Therefore do the virgins love thee.

⁴ Draw me; we will run after thee:\par\tab The king hath brought me into his chambers;\par\tab We will be glad and rejoice in thee;\par\tab We will make mention of thy love more than of wine:\par\tab Rightly do they love thee.\par

⁵ I am black, but comely,\par\tab Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem,\par\tab As the tents of Kedar,\par\tab As the curtains of Solomon.

⁶ Look not upon me, because I am swarthy,\par\tab Because the sun hath scorched me.\par\tab My mother's sons were incensed against me;\par\tab They made me keeper of the vineyards;\par\tab {\i But} mine own vineyard have I not kept.

⁷ Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,\par\tab Where thou feedest {\i thy flock},\par\tab Where thou makest {\i it} to rest at noon:\par\tab For why should I be as one that is veiled\par\tab Beside the flocks of thy companions?\par

⁸ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,\par\tab Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,\par\tab And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.\par

⁹ I have compared thee, O my love,\par\tab To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.

¹⁰ Thy cheeks are comely with plaits {\i of hair},\par\tab Thy neck with strings of jewels.

¹¹ We will make thee plaits of gold\par\tab With studs of silver.\par

¹² While the king sat at his table,\par\tab My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

¹³ My beloved is unto me {\i as} a bundle of myrrh,\par\tab That lieth betwixt my breasts.

¹⁴ My beloved is unto me {\i as} a cluster of henna-flowers\par\tab In the vineyards of En-gedi.

¹⁵ Behold, thou art fair, my love;\par\tab Behold thou art fair;\par\tab Thine eyes are {\i as} doves.

¹⁶ Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:\par\tab Also our couch is green.

¹⁷ The beams of our house are cedars,\par\tab {\i And} our rafters are firs.\par