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wealth_n without_o 6._o psal_n 127._o 2._o haggai_n 1._o 6._o his_o blessing_n our_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a but_o with_o his_o blessing_n our_o labour_n shall_v take_v good_a effect_n 6._o john_n 21._o 6._o verse_n 18._o and_o she_o take_v it_o up_o and_o go_v into_o the_o city_n and_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n see_v what_o she_o have_v glean_v and_o she_o bring_v forth_o and_o give_v to_o she_o that_o she_o have_v reserve_v after_o she_o be_v suffice_v rvthe_n comfortable_a return_n out_o of_o the_o field_n with_o what_o whither_o to_o who_o with_o her_o kindness_n in_o give_v what_o she_o have_v reserve_v at_o mealetime_n from_o boaz_n table_n so_o as_o she_o have_v a_o double_a witness_n to_o show_v her_o mother_n his_o kindness_n the_o epha_n of_o barley_n and_o the_o food_n of_o his_o table_n both_o which_o do_v no_o doubt_n great_o comfort_v the_o heart_n of_o naomi_n as_o appear_v by_o her_o hearty_a prayer_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o she_o take_v it_o up_o and_o go_v 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that_o ruth_n do_v hide_v none_o of_o she_o glean_v from_o naomi_n but_o show_v she_o all_o and_o this_o for_o three_o cause_n to_o manifest_a god_n mercy_n towards_o she_o that_o she_o may_v praise_v god_n with_o she_o to_o show_v that_o she_o have_v be_v painful_a in_o her_o absence_n and_o not_o spend_v her_o time_n idle_o and_o to_o show_v her_o faithfulness_n that_o she_o keep_v nothing_o from_o she_o and_o thus_o shall_v child_n and_o servant_n do_v to_o such_o as_o depend_v upon_o their_o labour_n approve_v their_o labour_n by_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o their_o faithfulness_n unto_o their_o parent_n and_o master_n they_o may_v not_o be_v faithless_a as_o some_o servant_n be_v nor_o careless_a and_o idle_a as_o be_v too_o many_o child_n who_o under_o their_o parent_n take_v liberty_n to_o be_v lazy_a when_o yet_o they_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o be_v painful_a and_o careful_a than_o servant_n as_o nature_n better_a maintenance_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o portion_n and_o 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she_o keep_v fast_o by_o the_o maiden_n of_o boaz_n to_o glean_v concern_v ruth_n here_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o child_n be_v to_o take_v the_o good_a counsel_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o to_o follow_v the_o same_o as_o ruth_n do_v here_o and_o as_o do_v jacob_n yea_o moses_n the_o advice_n of_o jethro_n it_o be_v the_o note_n 22._o prou._n 13._o 1._o and_o 1._o 8_o 9_o &_o 23._o 22._o of_o a_o wise_a child_n and_o a_o child_n duty_n if_o the_o counsel_n be_v who_o lesome_a and_o good_a and_o it_o be_v a_o reproof_n to_o rebellious_a child_n which_o will_v not_o learn_v nor_o obey_v like_o the_o son_n of_o eli_n and_o of_o samuel_n but_o they_o pay_v for_o it_o as_o ever_o such_o shall_v do_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o barley_n harvest_n and_o of_o wheat_n harvest_n all_o this_o time_n ruth_n apply_v herself_o for_o profit_n as_o be_v the_o time_n of_o gather_v food_n for_o winter_n she_o play_v the_o ant_n and_o not_o the_o grasshopper_n 8._o prou._n 6._o 8._o for_o it_o be_v good_a 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world_n else_o man_n may_v yea_o and_o aught_o to_o labour_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n to_o be_v provident_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o frugal_a in_o expense_n for_o the_o time_n present_a and_o she_o dwell_v with_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n that_o be_v all_o that_o time_n of_o harvest_n &_o after_o this_o be_v note_v to_o show_v ruth_n love_n and_o constant_a affection_n towards_o naomi_n that_o no_o favour_n abroad_o or_o gain_v reap_v by_o the_o labour_n of_o her_o hand_n can_v make_v she_o forsake_v her_o mother_n in_o law_n hence_o rise_v a_o good_a lesson_n that_o child_n favour_n abroad_o and_o good_a get_n shall_v not_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o poor_a parent_n so_o long_o as_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o their_o help_n for_o how_o can_v child_n ever_o show_v themselves_o thankful_a better_o than_o in_o such_o a_o case_n where_o what_o they_o get_v they_o can_v willing_o bestow_v it_o upon_o their_o poor_a parent_n so_o maintain_v they_o who_o be_v 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this_o be_v naomi_n her_o resolution_n to_o provide_v a_o marriage_n for_o her_o daughter_n in_o law_n it_o be_v propound_v with_o a_o interrogation_n to_o show_v her_o full_a determination_n here_o note_v who_o resolve_v for_o who_o and_o what_o it_o be_v and_o the_o end_n why_o then_o naomi_n her_o mother_n in_o law_n say_v unto_o she_o my_o daughter_n here_o naomi_n devise_v how_o to_o requite_v ruth_n her_o love_n and_o labour_n which_o be_v by_o resolve_v to_o get_v a_o match_n for_o she_o and_o this_o she_o do_v as_o a_o mother_n do_v for_o her_o daughter_n after_o that_o ruth_n have_v so_o labour_v and_o now_o be_v at_o rest_n with_o she_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o term_n daughter_n before_o and_o also_o of_o thankfulness_n how_o good_a turn_n shall_v be_v requite_v which_o here_o be_v naomies_n purpose_n i_o have_v speak_v at_o large_a shall_v i_o not_o seek_v as_o if_o she_o have_v say_v know_v it_o my_o daughter_n that_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o seek_v rest_n for_o thou_o 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