Song of Solomon 1
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | Wycliffe1395 |
|---|---|
| 1 | — |
| 2 | 1:1 Kisse he me with the cos of his mouth. |
| 3 | 1:2 For thi tetis ben betere than wyn, and yyuen odour with beste oynementis. Thi name is oile sched out; therfor yonge damesels loueden thee. |
| 4 | 1:3 Drawe thou me after thee; we schulen renne in to the odour of thin oynementis. The kyng ledde me in to hise celeris; we myndeful of thi teetis aboue wyn, schulen make ful out ioye, and schulen be glad in thee; riytful men louen thee. |
| 5 | 1:4 Ye douytris of Jerusalem, Y am blak, but fair, as the tabernaclis of Cedar, as the skynnes of Salomon. |
| 6 | 1:5 Nyle ye biholde me, that Y am blak, for the sunne hath discolourid me; the sones of my modir fouyten ayens me, thei settiden me a kepere in vyners; Y kepte not my vyner. |
| 7 | 1:6 Thou spouse, whom my soule loueth, schewe to me, where thou lesewist, where thou restist in myddai; lest Y bigynne to wandre, aftir the flockis of thi felowis. |
| 8 | 1:7 A! thou fairest among wymmen, if thou knowist not thi silf, go thou out, and go forth aftir the steppis of thi flockis; and feede thi kidis, bisidis the tabernaclis of scheepherdis. |
| 9 | 1:8 Mi frendesse, Y licnede thee to myn oost of knyytis in the charis of Farao. |
| 10 | 1:9 Thi chekis ben feire, as of a turtle; thi necke is as brochis. |
| 11 | 1:10 We schulen make to thee goldun ournementis, departid and maad dyuerse with silver. |
| 12 | 1:11 Whanne the kyng was in his restyng place, my narde yaf his odour. |
| 13 | 1:12 My derlyng is a bundel of myrre to me; he schal dwelle bitwixe my tetis. |
| 14 | 1:13 My derlyng is to me a cluster of cipre tre, among the vyneres of Engaddi. |
| 15 | 1:14 Lo! my frendesse, thou art fair; lo! thou art fair, thin iyen ben the iyen of culueris. |
| 16 | 1:15 Lo, my derling, thou art fair, and schapli; oure bed is fair as flouris. |
| 17 | 1:16 The trees of oure housis ben of cedre; oure couplis ben of cipresse. |