Ruth worked in the fields until evening. Then she separated the grain from the chaff. [11] There was about 1/2 bushel [12] of barley.
She is never lazy.\par She takes care of the things in her house.\par
And make her work easier by dropping some full heads of grain for her. Let her gather that grain. Don’t tell her to stop.”
Ruth carried the grain into town to show her mother-in-law what she had gathered. She also gave her the food that was left from lunch.