1	Then Naomi her mother in law said# unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek# rest for thee, that it may be well# with thee?
			2	And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth# barley to night in the threshingfloor.
			3	Wash# thyself therefore, and anoint# thee, and put# thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down# to the floor: but make not thyself known# unto the man, until he shall have done# eating# and drinking# .
			4	And it shall be, when he lieth down# , that thou shalt mark# the place where he shall lie# , and thou shalt go in# , and uncover# his feet, and lay thee down# ; and he will tell# thee what thou shalt do# . [uncover: or, lift up the clothes that are on]
			5	And she said# unto her, All that thou sayest# unto me I will do# .
			6	And she went down# unto the floor, and did# according to all that her mother in law bade# her.
			7	And when Boaz had eaten# and drunk# , and his heart was merry# , he went# to lie down# at the end of the heap of corn: and she came# softly, and uncovered# his feet, and laid her down# .
			8	And it came to pass at midnight# , that the man was afraid# , and turned# himself: and, behold, a woman lay# at his feet. [turned: or, took hold on]
			9	And he said# , Who art thou? And she answered# , I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread# therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman# . [a near...: or, one that hath right to redeem]
			10	And he said# , Blessed# be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed# more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst# # not young men, whether poor or rich.
			11	And now, my daughter, fear# not; I will do# to thee all that thou requirest# : for all the city of my people doth know# that thou art a virtuous woman. [city: Heb. gate]
			12	And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman# : howbeit there is a kinsman# nearer than I.
			13	Tarry# this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman# , well; let him do the kinsman's part# : but if he will# not do the part of a kinsman# to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman# to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down# until the morning.
			14	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.
			15	Also he said# , Bring# the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold# it. And when she held# it, he measured# six measures of barley, and laid# it on her: and she went# into the city. [vail: or, sheet, or, apron]
			16	And when she came# to her mother in law, she said# , Who art thou, my daughter? And she told# her all that the man had done# to her.
			17	And she said# , These six measures of barley gave# he me; for he said# to me, Go# not empty unto thy mother in law.
			18	Then said# she, Sit still# , my daughter, until thou know# how the matter will fall# : for the man will not be in rest# , until he have finished# the thing this day.