So she layat his feetuntilmorningand rosebeforeonecould recognizeanother;and he said,"Let it not be knownthat the womancameto the threshingfloor."
A goodnameis betterthana goodointment,And the dayof [one's] deathis better thanthe dayof one's birth.
Neverpay backevilfor evilto anyone.Respectwhat is rightin the sightof allmen.
Thereforedo not let what is for you a good thingbe spoken of as evil;
Giveno offenseeitherto Jewsorto Greeksorto the churchof God;
for we have regardfor what is honorable,not onlyin the sightof the Lord,but alsoin the sightof men.
abstainfrom everyformof evil.
Keepyour behaviorexcellentamongthe Gentiles,sothat in the thing in whichthey slanderyou as evildoers,they may becauseof your gooddeeds,as they observe[them], glorifyGodin the dayof visitation.
Again he said,"Giveme the cloakthat is on you and holdit." So she heldit, and he measuredsix[measures] of barleyand laid[it] on her. Then she wentinto the city.
