Because they lived in an agricultural society that depended much on its menfolk, their situation was indeed tragic. ​ — Ruth 1: 1 - 5, 20, 21. However, Naomi had an outstanding friend and comforter in her daughter - in - law Ruth, who refused to leave her side.
कृषिप्रधान समाजात राहात असल्यामुळे त्यांच्या कुटुंबात सहसा पुरुषच कर्ताधर्ता असायचा; त्याअर्थी त्यांच्यावर खरोखर आभाळ कोसळले होते. — रूथ १: १ - ५, २०, २१.