Ruth 2:8–13
2:8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen carefully,27 my dear!28 Do not leave to gather grain in another field. You need not29 go beyond the limits of this field. You may go along beside30 my female workers.31 2:9 Take note of32 the field where the men33 are harvesting and follow behind with the female workers.34 I will tell the men35 to leave you alone.36 When you are thirsty, you may go to37 the water jars38 and drink some of the water39 the servants draw.”40
2:10 Ruth41 knelt before him with her forehead to the ground42 and said to him, “Why are you so kind43 and so attentive to me,44 even though45 I am a foreigner?”46 2:11 Boaz replied to her,47 “I have been given a full report of48 all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband—how you left49 your father and your mother, as well as your homeland, and came to live among people you did not know previously.50 2:12 May the Lord reward your efforts!51 May your acts of kindness be repaid fully52 by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection!”53 2:13 She said, “You really are being kind to me,54 sir,55 for you have reassured56 and encouraged57 me, your servant,58 even though I am59 not one of your servants!”60