Ruth 3:7

Rth 3:7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

Ver. 7. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk. ] More freely than ordinary; as at such a feast he might. God alloweth his people an honest affluence, and "there is a time to be merry."

And his heart was merry. ] Heb., Good; that is, frolic and free from cares.

At the end of the heap of corn. ] See Trapp on " Rth 3:4 "

And she came softly, and uncovered his feet. ] Or, Lifted up the clothes that were at his feet.

“ O prisca simplicitas! …

Integritas ubi prisca! profana o tempora! ”