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Ruth 2:22

And her mother-in-law said to her, "It is better, my daughter, to go out reaping with his young women, lest in a stranger’s field someone may confront you.
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King James Version

And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

English Standard Version

And Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, lest in another field you be assaulted."

New International Version

Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It will be good for you, my daughter, to go with his girls, because in someone else's field you might be harmed."