12. Then Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle. If you solve it during the seven days of the party, I’ll give you 30 linen shirts and 30 changes of clothes.
13. But if you can’t solve it, you will give me the same things.”They responded, “Tell us your riddle! Let’s hear it!”
14. So Samson said to them,“From the eatercame something to eat.From the strong onecame something sweet.”For three days they couldn’t solve the riddle.
15. On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Trick your husband into solving the riddle for us. If you don’t, we’ll burn you and your family to death. Did the two of you invite us ⌊just to make us poor⌋?”
16. So Samson’s wife cried on his shoulder. She said, “You hate me! You don’t really love me! You gave my friends a riddle and didn’t tell me the answer.”Samson replied, “I haven’t even told my father and mother, so why should I tell you?”