[RABBI]
And Naomi cautioned Ruth and said to her:

[NAOMI]
Thou hast gone with me, Ruth, all the way from Moab
Now to thy land and god return again
No more remember the God we two have worshiped
Find with thy people contentment again

[RUTH]
Nay, where thou goest will I go also
And I shall dwell wherever thou abidest
For thy God is my God
And thy folk is my folk
And shouldst thou die
Then I would die with thee
For so thy soul and mine are knit together

Until the grave then let the bond endure
Thy God is my God
And thy faith my faith
May God reward me happiness or sorrow
As death alone can tear us two asunder
And where thou goest, will I go also
And I shall dwell wherever thou art
[NAOMI]
Blessed be thy faith, my daughter
And the love which brings thee to the shelter of the Lord

[RUTH]
To know and love the Lord is all of life
To leave Him is bereavement

[Scene change: a harvest field.]

[NAOMI]
Yes Boaz, bring the harvest in

[BOAZ, addressing A REAPER]
God be with you
Who is the stranger there?

[A REAPER]
She came to us but recently from Moab

[BOAZ]
Then it is Ruth, the faithfullest of women

[A REAPER]
Dost thou command that she be driven hence?
[BOAZ]
But woe to any man who dare distress
The gentle lady in the humble dress
And when she wearies from the sun and heat
Prepare her food, that she may rest and eat
And when the day of harvest work is fled
Bring also vinegar to cool her head

[RABBI]
Boaz feasted that evening and was merry
And rejoiced for the harvest
He went to the threshing floor nearby the grain, he lay and slept
And then Ruth came softly
And lay down near him in the darkness