The report of the carrying out of Naomi’s plan occasions the same problems for the C/T receptor that her preceding words did (v. 3). In fact, the clash in customs is reinforced. One must be careful in this account not to employ an expression for the original “his heart was merry” (after drinking) which would suggest that Boaz was in a drunken condition. Furthermore, it is necessary in both Chichewa/Chitonga to add the words, “While he (Boaz) was asleep . . . ,” in order to reduce the likelihood of overtones of illegitimacy being mistakenly attached by receptors to Ruth’s actions here.

Source: Wendland 1987, p. 178.