⁹ “Who are you?” he asked.

“I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment^(A) over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer^[a](B) of our family.”

¹⁰ “The Lord bless you,^(A) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:^(B) You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

⁶ At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem^(A) it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.”^(B)