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Judges 14:12And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can declare it unto me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment;Judges 14:13but if ye cannot declare it unto me, then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.Judges 14:14And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.Judges 14:15And 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 impoverish us? is it not so?Judges 14:16And 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 father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?Judges 14:17And 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 pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.Judges 14:18And 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 riddle.Proverbs 30:15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea, four that say not, Enough:Proverbs 30:16Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.Proverbs 30:18There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:Proverbs 30:19The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.Proverbs 30:20So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.Proverbs 30:21For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:Proverbs 30:22For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;Proverbs 30:23For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.Proverbs 30:24There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:Proverbs 30:25The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;Proverbs 30:26The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;Proverbs 30:27The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;Proverbs 30:28The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings’ palaces.Proverbs 30:29There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:Proverbs 30:30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;Proverbs 30:31The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.