11 Now don’t be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you say,[a] since all the people in my town[b] know that you are a woman of noble character.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:11 Some Hb mss, Orig, Syr, Tg, Vg read say to me
  2. Ruth 3:11 Lit all the gate of my people

A capable wife[a] is her husband’s crown,(A)
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or A wife of quality, or A wife of good character

22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing(A)
and obtains favor from the Lord.(B)

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14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,(A)
but a sensible wife is from the Lord.

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