Song of Solomon 1:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ Tell me, you whom I love,
    where do you feed your sheep?
    Where do you let them rest at noon?
Why should I look for you near your friend’s sheep,
    like a woman who wears a veil?^[a]

⁸ You are the most beautiful of women.
    Surely you know to follow the sheep
and feed your young goats
    near the shepherds’ tents.
⁹ My darling, you are like a mare
    among the king’s stallions.