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Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you.
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Now here is our kinsman Boaz, with whose young women you have been working. See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor.
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Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
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When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do."
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She said to her, "All that you tell me I will do."
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So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had instructed her.
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When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and he was in a contented mood, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came stealthily and uncovered his feet, and lay down.
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At midnight the man was startled, and turned over, and there, lying at his feet, was a woman!
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He said, "Who are you?" And she answered, "I am Ruth, your servant; spread your cloak over your servant, for you are next-of-kin."
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He said, "May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter; this last instance of your loyalty is better than the first; you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.