Better is a good reputation than precious oil and the day of death than the day of birth.
Ruth 3:14 - Tree of Life Version So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before one person could be distinguished from another, for he said, “Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another; for he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor. American Standard Version (1901) And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor. Common English Bible So she lay at his feet until morning. Then she got up before one person could recognize another, for he had said, “No one should know that the woman came to the threshing floor.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so she slept by his feet until the night was ending. And she arose before men could inquire of one another. And Boaz said, "Be careful, lest someone know that you came here." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So she slept at his feet till the night was going off. And she arose before men could know one another, and Booz said: Beware lest any man know that thou camest hither. |
Better is a good reputation than precious oil and the day of death than the day of birth.
Repay no one evil for evil; give thought to what is good in the eyes of all people.
Give no offense either to Jewish or Greek people or to God’s community—
We have regard for what is honorable—not only before the Lord, but also before people.
Keep your conduct honorable among the Gentiles. Then while they speak against you as evildoers, they may—from noticing your good deeds—glorify God in the day of visitation.
Then he said, “Bring the cloak you are wearing and hold it out.” She held it out and he poured six measures of barley into it and put it on her. Then he returned to town.