Samson said to them,“ Let me tell you a riddle. If you solve my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give you thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing.

参孙对他们说：“我给你们出一个谜语，你们在七日筵宴之内，若能猜出意思告诉我，我就给你们三十件里衣，三十套衣裳；

参孙对他们说：“我给你们出个谜语，你们若能在七日宴席之内，猜出谜底告诉我，我就给你们三十件细麻内衣和三十套更换的衣服。

参孙对他们说：“我给你们出个谜语，你们若能在七日宴席之内，猜出谜底告诉我，我就给你们三十件细麻内衣和三十套更换的衣服。

参孙对他们说：“我出一个谜语，如果你们可以在这七天的婚宴期间猜出来，我就送你们三十件细麻衣和三十件外袍。

参孙对他们说：“现在让我给你们出一个谜语，你们在七天婚宴之内，如果能猜出来，把它的意思清楚告诉我，我就给你们三十件内衣、三十套衣服。

參孫對他們說：「我給你們出一個謎語，你們在七日筵宴之內，若能猜出意思告訴我，我就給你們三十件裏衣，三十套衣裳；

參孫對他們說：「我給你們出個謎語，你們若能在七日宴席之內，猜出謎底告訴我，我就給你們三十件細麻內衣和三十套更換的衣服。

參孫對他們說：「我給你們出個謎語，你們若能在七日宴席之內，猜出謎底告訴我，我就給你們三十件細麻內衣和三十套更換的衣服。

參孫對他們說：「我出一個謎語，如果你們可以在這七天的婚宴期間猜出來，我就送你們三十件細麻衣和三十件外袍。

參孫對他們說：“現在讓我給你們出一個謎語，你們在七天婚宴之內，如果能猜出來，把它的意思清楚告訴我，我就給你們三十件內衣、三十套衣服。

參孫對他們說：『我給你們出個謎語，你們在七天筵宴之內若能將它的意思切實告訴我，並猜得出，我就給你們三十件亞麻襯衣、三十套衣服。

參孫語之曰、容我以隱語試爾、七日宴間、如能詳釋告我、我則給爾枲衣三十領、外衣三十襲、

參孫曰、容我以隱語相試、如宴間七日、果能詳釋、我必取布三十端、衣三十襲、以饋於爾。

參孫謂之曰、我有隱語、容我言之、如筵宴七日內、能以實意告我、我則以裏衣三十件、衣裳三十襲、裏衣三十件衣裳三十襲或作布三十端衣三十襲下同給爾、

“ Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them.“ If you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.

“ Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to the companions.“ The feast will last for seven days. Give me the answer to the riddle before the feast ends. If you do, I’ll give you 30 linen shirts. I’ll also give you 30 sets of clothes.

And Samson said to them,“ Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes,

“ Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them.“ If you can explain it to me during the seven days of the feast and figure it out, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.

Then Samson said to them,“ Let me now propose a riddle for you; if you actually tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and solve it, then I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty outfits of clothes.

Then Samson said to them,“ Let me pose a riddle to you. If you can correctly solve and explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.

And 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;

“ Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them.“ If you can explain it to me during the seven days of the feast and figure it out, I will give you 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.

And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find[ it] out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

Samson said to them,“ I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.

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;

“ Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel.

When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.

And he gave each of them new clothes— but to Benjamin he gave five changes of clothes and 300 pieces of silver.

“ Yes,” Gehazi said,“ but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”

“ Go and visit the prophet,” the king of Aram told him.“ I will send a letter of introduction for you to take to the king of Israel.” So Naaman started out, carrying as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.

They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

“ But wait until the bridal week is over; then we’ll give you Rachel, too— provided you promise to work another seven years for me.”So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too.

Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.

I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

Then his disciples said,“ At last you are speaking plainly and not figuratively.

When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:

One young man following behind was clothed only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him,he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked.

Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.

That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.

For the next seven days Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south.

“ Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.

Then I said,“ O Sovereign Lord, they are saying of me,‘ He only talks in riddles!’”

Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth eaten rags.