Song of Solomon 6-8I Am My Beloved’sThe Daughters of Jerusalem6 Where has your beloved gone,O fairest among women?Where has your beloved turned aside,That we may seek him with you?The Shulamite2 My beloved has gone to his garden,To the beds of spices,To feed his flock in the gardens,And to gather lilies.3 I am my beloved’s,And my beloved is mine.He feeds his flock among the lilies.Praise of the Sh...  Read More

Song of Solomon 4-5The Bridegroom Praises the BrideThe Beloved4 Behold, you are fair, my love!Behold, you are fair!You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.Your hair is like a flock of goats,Going down from Mount Gilead.2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheepWhich have come up from the washing,Every one of which bears twins,And none is [a]barren among them.3 Your lips are like a strand of scarle...  Read More

Song of Solomon 1-3Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.The BanquetThe [a]Shulamite2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—For [b]your love is better than wine.3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,Your name is ointment poured forth;Therefore the virgins love you.4 Draw me away!The Daughters of JerusalemWe will run after [c]you.The Shulamite...  Read More

Ecclesiastes 10-12Wisdom and Folly10 Dead[a] flies [b]putrefy the perfumer’s ointment,And cause it to give off a foul odor;So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand,But a fool’s heart at his left.3 Even when a fool walks along the way,He lacks wisdom,And he shows everyone that he is a fool.4 If the spirit of the ruler rises against you,D...  Read More

Ecclesiastes 7-9The Value of Practical Wisdom7 A good name is better than precious ointment,And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;2 Better to go to the house of mourningThan to go to the house of feasting,For that is the end of all men;And the living will take it to heart.3 [a]Sorrow is better than laughter,For by a sad countenance the heart is made [b]better.4 The heart of the wise is ...  Read More

Ecclesiastes 4-6The Uselessness of Selfish Toil4 Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun:And look! The tears of the oppressed,But they have no comforter—[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,But they have no comforter.2 Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead,More than the living who are still alive.3 Yet, better than both is he who has n...  Read More