1:6 Do not stare at me because 1 I am dark,
for 2 the sun has burned my skin. 3
My brothers 4 were angry 5 with me;
they made me the keeper of the vineyards.
Alas, my own vineyard 6 I could not keep! 7
The Beloved about Her Lover:
1:12 While the king was at his banqueting table, 8
my nard 9 gave forth its fragrance. 10