1. One day Ruth's mother-in-law Naomi spoke to her. She said, "My daughter, shouldn't I try to find a secure place for you? Shouldn't you have peace and rest? Shouldn't I find a home where things will go well with you?
2. You have been with the female servants of Boaz. He's a relative of ours. Tonight he'll be separating the straw from his barley on the threshing floor.
3. "So wash yourself. Put on some perfume. And put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor. But don't let Boaz know you are there. Wait until he has finished eating and drinking.
4. Notice where he lies down. Then go over and uncover his feet. Lie down there. He'll tell you what to do."
5. "I'll do everything you say," Ruth answered.
6. So she went down to the threshing floor. She did everything her mother-in-law had told her to do.
7. When Boaz had finished eating and drinking, he was in a good mood. He went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Then Ruth approached quietly. She uncovered his feet and lay down there.
8. In the middle of the night, something surprised Boaz and woke him up. He turned and found a woman lying there at his feet.
9. "Who are you?" he asked. "I'm Ruth," she said. "You are my family protector. So take good care of me by making me your wife."
10. "Dear woman, may the Lord bless you," he replied. "You are showing even more kindness now than you did earlier. You didn't run after the younger men, whether they were rich or poor.