1 Samuel 1:16 CPDV

¹⁴  and so he said to her: 'How long will you be inebriated? You should take only a little wine, but instead you are drenched.'

¹⁵  Responding, Hannah said: 'By no means, my lord. For I am an exceedingly unhappy woman, and I drank neither wine, nor anything that can inebriate. Instead, I have poured out my soul in the sight of the Lord.

¹⁶  You should not repute your handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial. For I have been speaking from the abundance of my sorrow and grief, even until now.'

¹⁷  Then Eli said to her: 'Go in peace. And may the God of Israel grant to you your petition, which you have begged of him.'

¹⁸  And she said, 'I wish that your handmaid may find grace in your eyes.' And the woman went on her way, and she ate, and her countenance was no longer changed for the worse.