Holy Scripture
Ruth 3:4
A church father on this verse
“What does Naomi suggest to her daughter-in-law? When Ruth heard her mother-in-law saying, "Our neighbor is a true man," she was reminded of his great kindness and thought to want him [to be] married to her in law, so that she might keep up the memory of the dead. Therefore, she [Naomi] suggests to her that she sleep a…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4And it shall come to pass when he lies down, that thou shalt mark the place where he lies down, and shalt come and lift up the covering of his feet, and shalt lie down; and he shall tell thee what thou shalt do.
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2And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose damsels thou wast? behold, he winnows barley this night in the floor.
3But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.
— Ruth 3:4 —
5And Ruth said to her, All that thou shalt say, I will do.
6And she went down to the threshing floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law enjoined her.