both in his name and in his life. Accordingly, as scripture bears witness: All the kings of the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, that they might hear the wisdom that God had put into his heart (2 Chr 9:23). Therefore she says, I am black but beautiful, like the tents of Cedar, like the curtains of Solomon, in such a way as to distinguish between being black like the tents of Cedar, and being beautiful like the curtains of Solomon. For just as holy church is quite often rendered dark by the