She looksfor wooland flaxAnd workswith her handsin delight.
Now the priestof Midianhad sevendaughters;and they cameto drawwaterand filledthe troughsto watertheir father'sflock.
She doeshim goodand not evilAllthe daysof her life.
She is like merchantships;She bringsher foodfrom afar.
and to make it your ambitionto lead a quiet lifeand attendto your ownbusiness and workwith your hands,justas we commandedyou,
having a reputationfor goodworks;[and] ifshe has brought up children,ifshe has shown hospitality to strangers,ifshe has washedthe saints'feet,ifshe has assistedthose in distress,[and] ifshe has devoted herselfto everygoodwork.
Therefore,I wantyounger[widows] to get married,bear children,keep house,[and] givethe enemynooccasionfor reproach;
[to be] sensible,pure,workers at home,kind,being subjectto their ownhusbands,sothat the wordof Godwill not be dishonored.
So she stayedcloseby the maidsof Boazin order to gleanuntilthe endof the barleyharvestand the wheatharvest.And she livedwith her mother-in-law.