Song of Solomon 1:5-7

Good News Translation

⁵ Women of Jerusalem, I am dark but^[a] beautiful,
    dark as the desert tents of Kedar,
    but beautiful as the draperies in Solomon's palace.
⁶ Don't look down on me because of my color,
    because the sun has tanned me.
My brothers were angry with me
    and made me work in the vineyard.
    I had no time to care for myself.
⁷ Tell me, my love,
    Where will you lead your flock to graze?
    Where will they rest from the noonday sun?
Why should I need to look for you
    among the flocks of the other shepherds?^[b]