riddle 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: riddle 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. riddle 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}. riddle 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]? riddle 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 fathe r nor my mother, and shall I tell [it] thee? riddle 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. riddle 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 {ri ddle}. riddle 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. riddle Son of man, put forth a {riddle}, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; ~~~~~~