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Do not stare at me because I am dark,
    for I was scorched by the sun.
My mother’s sons vented their rage against me;
    they forced me to look after the vineyards,
    but my own vineyard[a] I could not watch over.

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  1. Song of Songs 1:6 My own vineyard: i.e., her body (see Song 2:15; 8:12). She has given her heart to the bridegroom.