12 And Samson said to them: 'I will propose to you a problem, which, if you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.
13 But if you are not able to solve it, you shall give me thirty shirts and the same number of tunics.' And they answered him, 'Propose the problem, so that we may hear it.'
14 And he said to them, 'Food went forth from that which eats, and sweetness went forth from that which is strong.' And they were unable to solve the proposition for three days.
15 And when the seventh day had arrived, they said to the wife of Samson: 'Coax your husband, and persuade him to reveal to you what the proposition means. But if you are not willing to do so, we will burn you and your father's house. Or have you called us to the wedding in order to despoil us?'
16 And she shed tears before Samson, and she complained, saying: 'You hate me, and you do not love me. That is why you do not want to explain to me the problem, which you have proposed to the sons of my people.' But he responded: 'I was not willing to reveal it to my father and mother. And so, how can I reveal it to you?'
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