Ruth 2:13-16

Good News Translation

¹³ Ruth answered, “You are very kind^[a] to me, sir. You have made me feel better by speaking gently to me, even though I am not the equal of one of your servants.”

¹⁴ At mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, “Come and have a piece of bread, and dip it in the sauce.” So she sat with the workers, and Boaz passed some roasted grain to her. She ate until she was satisfied, and she still had some food left over. ^15-16 After she had left to go and gather grain, Boaz ordered the workers, “Let her gather grain even where the bundles are lying, and don't say anything to stop her. Besides that, pull out some heads of grain from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up.”