“‘ Suppose you are gathering your crops. Then do not harvest all the way to the edges of your field. And do not pick up the grain you missed. Leave some for the poor people and the outsiders who live among you. I am the Lord your God.’ ”

“在你们的地收割庄稼，不可割尽田角，也不可拾取所遗落的；要留给穷人和寄居的。我是耶和华你们的神。”

“你们在自己的地收割庄稼时，不可割尽田的角落，也不可拾取庄稼所掉落的，要把它们留给穷人和寄居的。我是耶和华—你们的上帝。”

“你们在自己的地收割庄稼时，不可割尽田的角落，也不可拾取庄稼所掉落的，要把它们留给穷人和寄居的。我是耶和华—你们的神。”

你们收割时，不可割尽田角地边的庄稼，也不可捡落在地里的。要把这些留给穷人和外族人。我是你们的上帝耶和华。”

“你们收割你们的庄稼的时候，不可把角落的谷物割尽，也不可拾取你收割时遗下的；把它们留给穷人和寄居的外人；我是耶和华你们的神。”

「在你們的地收割莊稼，不可割盡田角，也不可拾取所遺落的；要留給窮人和寄居的。我是耶和華－你們的神。」

「你們在自己的地收割莊稼時，不可割盡田的角落，也不可拾取莊稼所掉落的，要把它們留給窮人和寄居的。我是耶和華－你們的上帝。」

「你們在自己的地收割莊稼時，不可割盡田的角落，也不可拾取莊稼所掉落的，要把它們留給窮人和寄居的。我是耶和華－你們的神。」

你們收割時，不可割盡田角地邊的莊稼，也不可撿落在地裡的。要把這些留給窮人和外族人。我是你們的上帝耶和華。」

“你們收割你們的莊稼的時候，不可把角落的穀物割盡，也不可拾取你收割時遺下的；把它們留給窮人和寄居的外人；我是耶和華你們的神。”

『在收割你們的地的莊稼時，你收割不可把田邊都割盡了，也不可撿你收割時所遺落的；要留給貧困的和寄居的：我永恆主是你們的上帝。』

穫田所產、勿刈其隅、勿拾所遺、當留於貧乏及賓旅、我乃耶和華、爾之上帝也、○

穫田所產、當留其隅、毋拾遺穗、惟賓旅與貧乏者可得、我耶和華爾之上帝所命如此。○

爾刈獲地之所產、毋刈至田隅、刈時所遺毋拾、當捨與貧民與外邦客旅、我乃主爾之天主、○

“‘ When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the Lord your God.’”

“ And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.”

“ When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.”

When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap all the way to the edge of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the resident alien; I am the LORD your God.”

‘ When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the stranger. I am the Lord your God.’ ”

‘ When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.’”

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap all the way to the edge of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident; I am Yahweh your God.”

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I[ am] the LORD your God.

When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.’”

“‘ When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not wholly reap into the corners of your field, and you must not gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor, and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.’”

“‘ Suppose you are harvesting your crops. Then do not harvest all the way to the edges of your field. And do not pick up the grain you missed.Do not go over your vineyard a second time. Do not pick up the grapes that have fallen to the ground. Leave them for poor people and outsiders. I am the Lord your God.

When you are gathering crops in your field, you might leave some grain behind by mistake. Don’t go back to get it. Leave it behind for outsiders and widows. Leave it for children whose fathers have died. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.When you knock olives off your trees, don’t go back over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for outsiders and widows. Leave it for children whose fathers have died.When you pick grapes in your vineyard, don’t go back over the vines a second time. Leave what remains for outsiders and widows. Leave it for children whose fathers have died.

Be filled with joy in the sight of the Lord your God. Be joyful at the special place he will choose for his Name. You, your children, and your male and female servants should be joyful. So should the Levites living in your towns. So should the outsiders and widows living among you. And so should the children whose fathers have died.Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. Be careful to obey the rules I’m giving you.Gather the grain from your threshing floors. Take the fresh wine from your winepresses. Then celebrate the Feast of Booths for seven days.Be filled with joy at your feast. You, your children, and your male and female servants should be joyful. So should the Levites, the outsiders, and the widows living in your towns. And so should the children whose fathers have died.

Ruth got up to pick up more grain. Then Boaz gave orders to his men. He said,“ Let her take some stalks from what the women have tied up. Don’t tell her she can’t.Even pull out some stalks for her. Leave them for her to pick up. Don’t tell her she shouldn’t do it.”So Ruth picked up grain in the field until evening. Then she separated the barley from the straw. The barley weighed 30 pounds.She carried it back to town. Her mother- in- law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out the food left over from the lunch Boaz had given her. She gave it to Naomi.Her mother- in- law asked her,“ Where did you pick up grain today? Where did you work? May the man who noticed you be blessed!” Then Ruth told her about the man whose field she had worked in.“ The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.“ May the Lord bless him!” Naomi said to her daughter- in- law.“ The Lord is still being kind to those who are living and those who are dead.” She continued,“ That man is a close relative of ours. He’s one of our family protectors.”Then Ruth, who was from Moab, said,“ He told me more. He even said,‘ Stay with my workers until they have finished bringing in all my grain.’ ”Naomi replied to her daughter- in- law Ruth. She said,“ That will be good for you, my daughter. Go with the women who work for him. You might be harmed if you go to someone else’s field.”So Ruth stayed close to the women who worked for Boaz as she picked up grain. She worked until the time when all the barley and wheat had been harvested. And she lived with her mother- in- law.

So Ruth went out to a field and began to pick up grain. She worked behind those cutting and gathering the grain. As it turned out, she was working in a field that belonged to Boaz. He was from the family of Elimelek.Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem. He greeted those cutting and gathering the grain. He said,“ May the Lord be with you!”“ And may the Lord bless you!” they replied.Boaz spoke to the man in charge of his workers. He asked,“ Who does that young woman belong to?”The man replied,“ She’s from Moab. She came back from there with Naomi.The young woman said,‘ Please let me walk behind the workers. Let me pick up the grain that is left.’ She came into the field. She has kept on working here from morning until now. She took only one short rest in the shade.”

So I thought I should try to get the brothers to visit you ahead of time. They will finish the plans for the large gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a gift freely given. It will not be given by force.Here is something to remember. The one who plants only a little will gather only a little. And the one who plants a lot will gather a lot.Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn’t give if you don’t want to. You shouldn’t give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver.And God is able to shower all kinds of blessings on you. So in all things and at all times you will have everything you need. You will do more and more good works.It is written,“ They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever.”( Psalm 112:9)God supplies seed for the person who plants. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works.You will be made rich in every way. Then you can always give freely. We will take your many gifts to the people who need them. And they will give thanks to God.Your gifts meet the needs of the Lord’s people. And that’s not all. Your gifts also cause many people to thank God.

One person gives freely but gets even richer. Another person doesn’t give what they should but gets even poorer.Anyone who gives a lot will succeed. Anyone who renews others will be renewed.

Share your food with hungry people. Provide homeless people with a place to stay. Give naked people clothes to wear. Provide for the needs of your own family.Then the light of my blessing will shine on you like the rising sun. I will heal you quickly. I will march out ahead of you. And my glory will follow behind you and guard you. That’s because I always do what is right.

“ I haven’t said no to what poor people have wanted. I haven’t let widows lose their hope.I haven’t kept my bread to myself. I’ve shared it with children whose fathers had died.From the time I was young, I’ve helped those widows. I’ve raised those children as a father would.Suppose I’ve seen people dying because they didn’t have enough clothes. I’ve seen needy people who didn’t have enough to keep warm.And they didn’t give me their blessing when I warmed them with wool from my sheep.Suppose I’ve raised my hand against children whose fathers have died. And I did it because I knew I had power in the courts.

Blessed are those who care about weak people. When they are in trouble, the Lord saves them.The Lord guards them and keeps them alive. They are counted among those who are blessed in the land. The Lord won’t hand them over to the wishes of their enemies.The Lord will take care of them when they are lying sick in bed. He will make them well again.

Work hard to feed hungry people. Satisfy the needs of those who are crushed. Then my blessing will light up your darkness. And the night of your suffering will become as bright as the noonday sun.

They have spread their gifts around to poor people. Their good works continue forever. They will be powerful and honored.

Give freely to poor people to show what is inside you. Then everything will be clean for you.