What was the riddle Samson posed to the Philistines at his wedding feast?
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Correct answer: Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet
The riddle was based on Samson's experience finding honey inside the carcass of a lion he had killed. He bet thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes that the Philistines could not solve it within seven days.
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