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Rth_2:14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched [corn], and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Ver. 14. And Boaz said unto her.] Here gratiarum actio erat ad plus dandum invitatio. Ruth’s thankfulness was rewarded with more kindness. Efficacissimum genus est rogandi, gratias agere, saith Pliny. {a} As a little water poured into the pump when the springs lie low, bringeth up a great deal more together with it; so is it here.
And eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar.] Here was plain fare. Nature is content with a little; and hunger hunteth not after delicates.
And she sat beside the reapers.] She sat to a side, and did not thrust in saucily amongst them, though favoured.
And he reached {b} her parched corn.] Which was great dainties in those days (1Sa_17:17 2Sa_17:28). Now-a-days, what marvel is it that we die so fast? saith Seneca, qui tot mortibus vivimus, who do live by the death of so many other creatures.
{a} In Panegyr.
{b} Sept., åâïõíéóåí áõôç , He reached unto her by heaps.