5 Then went Samson down and his father and his mother to Timnath and came to the vineyards of Timnath and behold a young lion roared against him 6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him and he rent him as he would have rent a kid and he had nothing in his hand but he told not his father or his mother what he had done 7 And he went down and talked with the woman and she pleased Samson well __ 8 And after a time he returned to take her and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion and behold there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion 9 And he took thereof in his hands and went on eating and came to his father and mother and he gave them and they did eat but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion
10 So his father went down unto the woman and Samson made there a feast for so used the young men to do 11 And it came to pass when they saw him that they brought thirty companions to be with him
12 And Samson said unto them I will now put forth a riddle unto you if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast and find it out then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments 13 But if ye cannot declare it me then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments And they said unto him Put forth thy riddle that we may hear it
14 And he said unto them Out of the eater came forth meat and out of the strong came forth sweetness And they could not in three days expound the riddle
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day that they said unto Samson's wife Entice thy husband that he may declare unto us the riddle lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire have ye called us to take that we have is it not so 16 And Samson's wife wept before him and said Thou dost but hate me and lovest me not thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people and hast not told it me And he said unto her Behold I have not told it my father nor my mother and shall I tell it thee 17 And she wept before him the seven days while their feast lasted and it came to pass on the seventh day that he told her because she lay sore upon him and she told the riddle to the children of her people
18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down What is sweeter than honey and what is stronger than a lion And he said unto them If ye had not plowed with my heifer ye had not found out my riddle
19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him and he went down to Ashkelon and slew thirty men of them and took their spoil and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle And his anger was kindled and he went up to his father's house 20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion whom he had used as his friend
