Naomisaidto Ruthher daughter-in-law,"It is good,my daughter,that you goout with his maids,sothat [others] do not fallupon you in anotherfield."
Do not forsakeyour own friendor your father'sfriend,And do not goto your brother'shousein the dayof your calamity;Betteris a neighborwho is nearthana brotherfaraway.
"Ifyou yourself do not know,Most beautifulamong women,Goforthon the trailof the flockAnd pastureyour younggoatsBy the tentsof the shepherds.
As Peterwas belowin the courtyard,oneof the servant-girlsof the high priestcame,
Then Ruththe Moabitesssaid,"Furthermore,he saidto me, 'You should staycloseto my servantsuntilthey have finishedallmy harvest.'"
So she stayedcloseby the maidsof Boazin order to gleanuntilthe endof the barleyharvestand the wheatharvest.And she livedwith her mother-in-law.
