Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the pureness of my hand, He recompensed me,
21 because I kept the ways of the LORD and did not do wickedly against my God.
22 For all His laws were before me. And I did not cast away His Commandments from me.
23 I was also upright with him and have kept myself from my wickedness.
24 Therefore, the LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the pureness of my hands in His sight.
25 With the godly, You will show Yourself godly. With the upright man, You will show Yourself upright.
26 With the pure, You will show Yourself pure. And with the froward, You will show Yourself froward.
27 Thus, You will save the poor people, and will cast down proud looks.
28 Surely, You will light my candle. The LORD, my God, will lighten my darkness.
29 For You I have broken through an army. And by my God I have leapt over a wall.
30 The way of God is incorrupt. The Word of the LORD is tried in the fire. He is a shield to those who trust in Him.
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.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. And she threshed that which she had gathered. And it was about an ephah of barley.
18 And she took it up and went into the city. And her mother-in-law saw what she had gathered. Also, she gave to her that which she had saved, after she was full.
19 Then, her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed is he who knew you.” And she showed her mother-in-law for whom she had worked, and said, “The man’s name for whom I worked today, is Boaz.”
20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD. For he does not cease to do good to the living and to the dead. The man is near to us, and in our family.”
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, “You shall be with my servants until they have ended all my harvest.”
22 And Naomi answered Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It is best, my daughter, that you go out with his maids, so that they do not meet you in another field.”
23 Then she stayed by the maids of Boaz, to gather until the end of barley harvest, and of wheat harvest, and dwelt with her mother-in-law.
17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide honorably in the sight of all mankind.
18 If it is possible, as much as you can, be at peace with all mankind.
19 Dearly beloved, do not avenge yourselves; but give Wrath its opportunity. For it is written, “Vengeance is Mine. I will repay”, says the Lord.
20 Therefore, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he thirsts, give him drink. For in so doing, you shall heap coals of fire on his head.”
21 Be not overcome by evil. But, overcome evil with good.
8 Owe nothing to anyone, except to be loving one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the Law.
9 For these: ‘You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet’ - as well as any other Commandment - are summed up in this saying, namely, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’.
10 Love does no evil to his neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.
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