6 So Ruth went to the threshing place and did just what her mother-in-law had told her.
7 When Boaz had finished eating and drinking, he was in a good mood. He went to the pile of barley and lay down to sleep. Ruth slipped over quietly, lifted the covers and lay down at his feet.
8 During the night he woke up suddenly, turned over, and was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet.
9 “Who are you?” he asked.“It's Ruth, sir,” she answered. “Because you are a close relative, you are responsible for taking care of me. So please marry me.”
10 “The Lord bless you,” he said. “You are showing even greater family loyalty in what you are doing now than in what you did for your mother-in-law. You might have gone looking for a young man, either rich or poor, but you didn't.
11 Now don't worry, Ruth. I will do everything you ask; as everyone in town knows, you are a fine woman.
12 It is true that I am a close relative and am responsible for you, but there is a man who is a closer relative than I am.