6. Do not gaze at me, because I am dark,because the sun has looked upon me.My mother’s sons were angry with me;they made me the keeper of the vineyards,but my own vineyard I have not kept.
7. Tell me, you whom my soul loves,where you pasture your flock,where you make it lie down at noon;for why should I be like one who veils herself by the flocks of your companions?
8. If you do not know, O fairest among women,follow in the tracks of the flock,and pasture your young goatsbeside the shepherds’ tents.
9. I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10. Lovely are your cheeks with ornaments,your neck with chains of gold.
11. We will make you ornaments of gold,with studs of silver.
12. While the king was on his couch,my nard gave forth its fragrance.