A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
Ruth 3:14 - Y'all Version Bible So she lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before anyone could recognize another. For he said, “No one must know that a 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. |
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
Y’all must never repay evil for evil; consider what is excellent before all humans.
Y’all must not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews, to Greeks, or to the church of God;
We are thinking carefully about acting with excellence, not only before the Lord, but also before humans.
maintaining such an excellent way of life among the ethnic groups that, though they accuse y’all of being evildoers, they may see y’all’s excellent deeds and glorify God in the day of visitation.
He said, “Bring the mantle you are wearing, and hold it out.” As she held it, he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her. Then he went into the city.