Graphic Bible · Scene 5 of 11
Song of Songs 1:6
The Unkept Vineyard
Love Better Than Wine · Song of Songs 1
Story guide: The woman explains her sun-darkened appearance through vineyard labor imposed by her brothers. The basket and bright vineyard make that burden visible. Her contrast between tending their vineyards and neglecting 'my own vineyard' can also suggest neglected care for herself; the poem leaves that personal image open.
Open this scene in the reader →6Do not stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept.
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