Song of Songs 1:6
Douay-Rheims
Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept.
Francis Patrick Kenrick
Her humble condition is insinuated. She was placed by her step-brothers in charge of vineyards, and thus exposed to the heat of the sun. By the refusal of the Jews to embrace the gospel, the church was under the necessity of taking charge of the gentiles.
Source details
1863 · Canticle of Canticles 1:5
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.