So Ruth went down to the threshing floor and did everything that her mother-in-law told her to do.
My son, listen to your father when he corrects you, and don’t ignore what your mother teaches you.
His mother said to the servants, “Do what he tells you.”
“You must honor and respect your father and your mother. Do this so that you will have a full life in the land that the Lord your God gives you.
You are my friends if you do what I tell you to do.
Then Ruth answered, “I will do what you say.”
After eating and drinking, Boaz was very satisfied. He went to lie down near the pile of grain. Then Ruth went to him very quietly and lifted the cover from his feet and lay down by his feet.
Esther didn’t tell anyone she was a Jew. She didn’t tell anyone about her family background, because Mordecai had told her not to.