And Ruththe Moabitesssaidto Naomi,"Pleaselet me goto the fieldand gleanamong the earsof grainafterone in whosesightI may findfavor."And she saidto her, "Go,my daughter."
The messengersreturnedto Jacob,saying,"We cameto your brotherEsau,and furthermorehe is comingto meetyou, and fourhundredmenare with him."
Norshall you gleanyour vineyard,norshall you gatherthe fallenfruitof your vineyard;you shall leavethem for the needyand for the stranger.I am the LORDyour God.
You shall not goabout as a slandereramong your people,and you are not to actagainstthe lifeof your neighbor;I am the LORD.
Now when you reapthe harvestof your land,you shall not reapto the very cornersof your field,norshall you gatherthe gleaningsof your harvest.
When you reapthe harvestof your land,moreover, you shall not reapto the very cornersof your fieldnorgatherthe gleaningof your harvest;you are to leavethem for the needyand the alien.I am the LORDyour God.'"
So she departedand wentand gleanedin the fieldafterthe reapers;and she happenedto cometo the portionof the fieldbelonging to Boaz,whowas of the familyof Elimelech.
"And she said,'Pleaselet me gleanand gatherafterthe reapersamong the sheaves.'Thus she cameand has remainedfrom the morninguntilnow;she has been sittingin the housefor a littlewhile."
She said,"Let your maidservantfindfavorin your sight."So the womanwenther wayand ate,and her facewas nolonger[sad].
