The LORDwill protecthim and keephim alive,And he shall be calledblessedupon the earth;And do not givehim over to the desireof his enemies.
Do not deliverme over to the desireof my adversaries,For false witnesseshave risenagainst me, And such as breatheout violence.
To delivertheir soulfrom deathAnd to keepthem alivein famine.
For those blessedby Him will inheritthe land,But those cursedby Him will be cutoff.
The mercifulmandoeshimselfgood,But the cruelmandoeshimselfharm.
He who despiseshis neighborsins,But happyis he who is graciousto the poor.
One who is graciousto a poormanlendsto the LORD,And He will repayhim for his gooddeed.
She extendsher handto the poor,And she stretchesout her handsto the needy.
"But I will deliveryou on that day,"declaresthe LORD,"and you will not be giveninto the handof the menwhomyou dread.
"The Levite,becausehe hasnoportionor inheritanceamongyou, and the alien,the orphanand the widowwhoare in your town,shall comeand eatand be satisfied,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your handwhichyou do.
for bodilydisciplineis only of littleprofit,but godlinessis profitablefor all things,since it holdspromisefor the presentlifeand [also] for the [life] to come.
Her mother-in-lawthen saidto her, "Wheredid you gleantodayand wheredid you work?May he who tooknoticeof you be blessed."So she toldher mother-in-lawwith whomshe had workedand said,"The nameof the manwith whomI workedtodayis Boaz."
