Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
37 Do not fret because of wicked men, nor be envious of evildoers.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like grass and shall wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good. Dwell in the land, and you shall assuredly be fed.
4 And delight yourself in the LORD; and He shall give you your heart’s desire.
5 Commit your way to the LORD, and trust in Him; and He shall make it so.
6 And He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noon day.
7 Wait patiently upon the LORD, and hope in Him. Do not fret over him who prospers in his way, nor over the man who executes wicked schemes.
8 Cease from anger and abandon wrath. Do not fret. It leads only to evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off; and those who wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
10 Therefore, yet a little while and the wicked shall not appear; and you shall look for his place and he shall not be found.
11 But meek men shall possess the Earth and shall have their delight in the multitude of peace.
12 The wicked practices against the just and gnashes his teeth against him.
13 The LORD shall laugh him to scorn; for He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn their sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as are of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart; and their bows shall be broken.
16 A small thing to the just man is better than great riches to the wicked and mighty.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholds the just men.
2 Then Naomi’s husband had a kinsman, one of great power, of the family of Elimelech. And his name was Boaz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and gather ears of corn after him in whose sight I find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
3 And she went; and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And it happened that she came upon the portion of the field of Boaz (who was of the family of Elimelech).
4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The LORD be with you.” And they answered him, “The LORD bless you.”
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was appointed over the reapers, “Whose maid is this?”
6 And the servant who was appointed over the reapers answered, and said, “It is the Moabitish maid who came with Naomi out of the country of Moab.”
7 “And she said to us, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued from that time in the morning until now, except for a little time spent in the house.”
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Hear me, my daughter. Go to no other field to gather, nor go from here. But stay here by my maidens.
9 “Let your eyes be on the field that they reap and do as they do. Have I not charged the servants that they do not touch you? Moreover, when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink of that which the servants have drawn.”
10 Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground and said to him, “How have I found favor in your eyes, that you should know me, seeing I am a stranger?”
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been told and shown to me, how you have left your father and your mother and the land where you were born and have come to a people which you have not known.
12 “May the LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from the LORD God of Israel, under Whose wings you have come to trust.”
13 Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord. For you have comforted me and spoken comfortably to your maid, though I am not like one of your maids.”
14 And Boaz said to her, “At mealtime, come here and eat from the food. And dip your morsel in the vinegar.” And she sat beside the reapers. And he gave her parched corn. And she ate and was satisfied. And even left some of it.
15 And when she arose to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, saying, “Let her gather among the sheaves; and do not rebuke her.
16 “Also, let some of the sheaves fall for her; and let it lie, so that she may gather it up. And do not rebuke her.”
5 Come now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupt, and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded. And the rust of them shall be a witness against you and shall eat your flesh as if it were fire. You have heaped up treasure for the last days.
4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped your fields cry out (those which are fraudulently withheld by you). And the cries of those reapers are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
5 You have lived in pleasure on the Earth and been riotous. You have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and have killed the just. And he has not resisted you.
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