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Beloved:
BelLet him kiss me with the kisses of his
BelBelBelmouth--
BelBelfor your love is more delightful than wine.
BelPleasing is the fragrance of your
BelBelBelperfumes;
BelBelyour name is like perfume poured
BelBelBelout.
BelBelNo wonder the maiden love you!
BelTake me away with you--let us hurry!
BelBelLet the king bring me into his
BelBelBelchambers.

Friends:
BelWe rejoice and delight in you;
BelBelwe will praise your love more than
BelBelBelwine.

Beloved:
BelHow right they are to adore you!

BelDark am I, yet lovely,
BelBelO daughters of Jerusalem,
BelBeldark like the tents of Kedar,
BelBellike the tent curtains of Solomon.
BelDo not stare at me because I am dark,
BelBelbecause I am darkened by the sun.
BelMy mother's sons were angry with me
BelBeland made me take care of the
BelBelBelvineyards;
BelBelmy own vineyard I have neglected.
BelTell me, you whome I love, where you
BelBelBelgraze your flock
BelBeland where you rest your sheep at
BelBelBelmidday.
BelWhy should I be like a veiled woman
BelBelbeside the flocks of your friends?

Friends:
BelIf you do not know, most beautiful of
BelBelBelwomen,
BelBelfollow the tracks of the sheep
Beland graze your young goats
BelBelby the tents of the shepherds.

Lover:
BelI liken you, my darling, to mare
BelBelharnessed to one of the chariots of
BelBelBelPharaoh.
BelYour cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
BelBelyour neck with strings of jewels.
BelWe will make you earrings of gold,
BelBelstudded with silver.

Beloved:
BelWhile the king was at his table,
BelBelmy perfume spread its fragrance.
BelMy lover is to me a sachet of myrrh
BelBelresting between my breasts.
BelMy lover is to me a cluster of henna
BelBelBelblossoms
BelBelfrom the vineyards of En Gedi.

Lover:
BelHow beautiful you are, my darling!
BelBelOh, how beautiful!
BelBelYour eyes are doves.

Beloved:
BelHow handsome you are, my lover!
BelBelOh, how charming!
BelBelAnd our bed is verdant.

Lover:
BelThe beams of our house are cedars;
BelBelour rafters are firs.

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BelOkay, this was something I just wanted to do on my free time. Okay, this is the book Song of Songs. The Bible I'm using is the New International Version (NIV). I read this whole book in about ten or twenty minutes and got lost in it while doing research for a project. If you have a Bible, then great. Pick it up and read or re-read the book. You'll get lost in it. If you don't have one then go buy one. If you aren't doing either, then stay for more! I'm writing a chapter a day; I'll compile it all after I write the last chapter.
BelIf you want to know what I'm using for spaces I'll tell you. I'm using the letters, "Bel," then I'm coloring them white so that they are seen as a tabbed spacing. If you have an easier way other than using and arrow emoticon then PLEASE TELL ME!