5. I am dark, but lovely,O daughters of Jerusalem,Like the tents of Kedar,Like the curtains of Solomon.
6. Do not look upon me, because I am dark,Because the sun has tanned 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, O you whom I love,Where you feed your flock,Where you make it rest at noon.For why should I be as one who veils herselfBy the flocks of your companions?
8. If you do not know, O fairest among women,Follow in the footsteps of the flock,And feed your little goatsBeside the shepherds’ tents.
9. I have compared you, my love,To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10. Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,Your neck with chains of gold.