The Beloved
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
cI have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, O dfriends!
Drink, yes, drink deeply,
O beloved ones!
The Shulamite’s Troubled Evening
(To His Friends) The Shulamite
It is the voice of my beloved!
aHe knocks, saying,
“Open for me, my sister,1 my1 love,
My dove, my perfect one;
For my head is covered with dew,
My locks with the drops of the night.”
And my hands dripped with myrrh,
My fingers with liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the lock.
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American Standard Version
I have put off my garment; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
Amplified® Bible
[But weary from a day in the vineyards, I had already sought my rest] I had put off my garment--how could I [again] put it on? I had washed my feet--how could I [again] soil them?
Contemporary English Version
But I had already undressed and bathed my feet. Should I dress again and get my feet dirty?
Darby English Version
-- I have put off my tunic, how should I put it on? I have washed my feet, how should I pollute them? --
Good News Bible
I have already undressed; why should I get dressed again? I have washed my feet; why should I get them dirty again?
King James Version
I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
New American Standard Bible
"I have taken off my dress, How can I put it on {again?} I have washed my feet, How can I dirty them {again?}
New International Version
I have taken off my robe—
must I put it on again?
I have washed my feet—
must I soil them again?
New King James Version
I have taken off my robe;
How can I put it on again?
I have washed my feet;
How can I defile them?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I have taken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet, How can I dirty them again?
Revised Standard Version
I had put off my garment, how could I put it on? I had bathed my feet, how could I soil them?
Young's Literal Translation
I have put off my coat, how do I put it on? I have washed my feet, how do I defile them?
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