² So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God^(A) until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,

⁹ May the Lord enable each of you to find security^(A) in the house of your new husband.” She kissed them, and they wept loudly.

¹⁴ Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.

³⁶ Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons entered and wept loudly. Then the king and all his servants also wept bitterly.