Song of Solomon 8:12

Modern

But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.

Traditional

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

Literal

My vineyard is—my own—is before me; the thousand is unto you, O Solomon, and two hundred to those keeping watch over its fruit.

Latin

Vinea mea coram me est. Mille tui pacifici, et ducenti his qui custodiunt fructus ejus.

Hebrew

English

But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.

In the dramatic view, the wife's problem with the vineyard in Song of Solomon 1:6 is finally solved. She has collected the lease money from her vineyard in Baal-hamon, allowing her to pay Solomon and her hired workers.
If the passage is purely poetic, its main message is that love cannot be bought, even by a powerful king like Solomon.

Theme notes and profiles

Song of Solomon 1:6
Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
2 Corinthians 5:15
And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
Psalm 72:17–19
May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
Romans 14:7–9
For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
1 Timothy 4:15–16
Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
1 Timothy 5:17–18
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
1 Thessalonians 2:19
After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
1 Corinthians 6:20
…you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom