6. Don’t stare at me because I’m darkenedby the sun’s gaze.My own brothers were angry with me.They made me a caretaker of the vineyards—but I couldn’t care for my own vineyard.
7. Tell me, you whom I love with all my heart—where do you pasture your flock,where do you rest them at noon?—so I don’t wander around with the flocks of your companions.[Man]
8. If you don’t know your way,most beautiful of women,then follow the tracks of the herdsand graze your little goatsby the tents of the shepherds.
9. I picture you, my dearest,as a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots!
10. Lovely are your cheeks, adorned with ear hoops;your neck, with beads.
11. Let’s make hoops of gold beaded with silver for you!
12. With my king close by,my perfume filled the air.