Job 29:7; Psalm 127:5; Proverbs 22:22; Joshua 20:4; Amos 5:12; Ruth 4:1

7  When I went out to hthe gate of the city,

when I prepared my seat in the square,

5  Blessed is the man

who fills his quiver with them!

He shall not be put to shame

when he speaks with his enemies ein the gate.1

22  uDo not rob the poor, because he is poor,

or vcrush the afflicted at wthe gate,

4 He shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand kat the entrance of the gate of the city and explain his case to the elders of that city. Then they shall take him into the city and give him a place, and he shall remain with them.

12  For I know how many are your transgressions

and how great are your sins—

you who afflict the righteous, who btake a bribe,

and cturn aside the needy xin the gate.

Boaz Redeems Ruth

4 Now Boaz had gone up to xthe gate and sat down there. And behold, ythe redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.