And Boaz said, "Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter, and fear not,
for all the city of my people doth know thou art a virtuous woman. And
now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit, there is a kinsman
nearer than I. Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning that if
he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the
kinsman's part. But if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee,
then will I do the part of the kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth.
Bring now the vail that thou hast upon thee and hold it."
And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on
her, and she returned into the city.
When now she came to her mother, Naomi asked, "Who art thou?" And Ruth
told her all that the man had said and done, and said, "These six
measures of barley gave he me, for he said to me, 'Go not empty unto thy
mother-in-law.'"
Then said Naomi, "Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter
will fall; for the man will not be in rest until he have finished the
thing this day."