9 He scooped the honey into his hands, eating it as he continued along. When he got to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they ate it too. But he didn’t tell them that he had scooped the honey from the lion’s skeleton.
10 His father traveled down to the woman, and Samson put on a feast there, as was the custom for young men.
11 When the townspeople saw him, they selected thirty companions to be with him.
12 Then Samson said to them, "Let me tell you a riddle. If you can figure it out and tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, I’ll give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.
13 But if you can’t tell me the answer, then it’s you who have to give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes."So they replied to him, "Tell your riddle; let’s hear it."
14 He said to them,"Out of the eater there came something to eat.Out of the strong there came something sweet."For three days they couldn’t tell the answer to the riddle.
15 On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, "Seduce your husband so he’ll tell us the answer to the riddle, or else we’ll set fire to you and your household. Were we invited here just to become poor?"