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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369893" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible Stories: Ruth (Part II)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">A man of wealth great was Boaz-<br>A kinsman of Elimelech, <br>The (dead) husband of Naomi.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ruth asked Naomi to permit<br>Her glean among the ears of grain<br>In rich Boaz’s field that day; <br>Naomi told her to do so.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Young Ruth began to glean the ears<br>After the reapers, in the field<br>Of rich Boaz, from morn that day; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">From Bethlehem, then Boaz came<br>And told the reapers all that day, <br>‘May Lord, our God be with you all.’<br>And they replied, ‘May He bless you! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Boaz then asked his servant nigh, <br>‘Who is that young woman that gleans? ’<br>The servant said, ‘A Moabite<br>With Naomi, from Moab-land.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ruth begged Boaz, ‘Please let me glean<br>And gather grain after reapers! ’<br>Boaz told Ruth, ‘You may do so, <br>But venture not into next field.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She could stay on with his maids there.<br>He told the servants, ‘Don’t touch her.’<br>If thirsty, drink from water-jars<br>Or from what servants shall too draw.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ruth fell upon her face on ground<br>And bowed and asked, ‘Is it because<br>She was a foreigner, she found<br>Good favor in Boaz’s sight? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">To this, Boaz replied to her, <br>‘I am aware of all you’ve done<br>For your mother-in-law after<br>Your husband died and how you’d left<br>Your parents and your place of birth<br>To people whom you never knew.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘May Lord, the God of Israel then<br>(Under whose wings, you take refuge) <br>Reward your work that looks so great<br>And pay wages in accordance.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">To this Ruth said, ‘I’ve found favor<br>In your sight, lord, indeed so well.<br>I thank you for your kind words said, <br>Although I’m not akin your maids! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At mealtime Boaz said to Ruth, <br>‘Come, dip your bread in vinegar, <br>And served her roasted grains with all.<br>Ruth ate and seemed so satisfied.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When she arose to glean once more, <br>Boaz commanded that she glean<br>Even among the sheaves this time, <br>And no one was to insult her.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He told them to pull out grain-ears<br>From sheaves and dropp them purposely, <br>Allowing Ruth to glean freely, <br>And no one was to rebuke her! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Until that evening, Ruth had gleaned; <br>She beat the ears to gather grain; <br>It was an ephah of barley! <br>She took the grain into the town<br>And showed it all to Naomi<br>Who appeared very satisfied.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Her mother-in-law then asked her, <br>‘Where did you glean today and work? <br>May God bless him who favored you! ’<br>Ruth told her his name was Boaz! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Naomi told, God is so kind<br>To both the living and the dead.<br>May God bless Boaz specially<br>She told, ‘He’s our close relative! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ruth told all that Boaz had said; <br>Naomi felt so happy that<br>Ruth had been asked to glean again, <br>Until the barley harvest ends.<br>Ruth did as Boaz instructed<br>And lived with her mother-in-law!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q>
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A kinsman of Elimelech, 
The (dead) husband of Naomi.

Ruth asked Naomi to permit
Her glean among the ears of grain
In rich Boaz’s field that day; 
Naomi told her to do so.

Young Ruth began to glean the ears
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