4. But his father and his mother didn’t know that it was of the Lord; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.
5. Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared at him.
6. the Lord’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat; and he had nothing in his hand, but he didn’t tell his father or his mother what he had done.
7. He went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
8. After a while he returned to take her; and he went over to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
9. He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.
10. His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.
11. When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12. Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;
13. but if you can’t tell me the answer, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.”They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, that we may hear it.”
14. He said to them,“Out of the eater came out food.Out of the strong came out sweetness.”They couldn’t in three days declare the riddle.
15. On the seventh day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Isn’t that so?”