¹³ “May I continue to find favor in your eyes,^(A) my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”

¹⁴ At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread^(B) and dip it in the wine vinegar.”

When she sat down with the harvesters,^(C) he offered her some roasted grain.^(D) She ate all she wanted and had some left over.^{(E) 15} As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves^(F) and don’t reprimand her.