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Chapter 9

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Chapter IX.—Samson’s Admonitory Fall.

Hast thou not heard concerning Samson the Nazarite, “with

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whom

was

the

Spirit

of

God

,

”

the

man

of

great

strength

?

This

man

,

who

was

a

Nazarite

,

and

consecrated

to

God

,

and

who

was

gifted

with

strength

and

might

,

a

woman

brought

to

ruin

with

her

wretched

body

,

and

with

her

vile

passion

.

Art

thou

,

perchance

,

such

a

man

as

he

?

Know

thyself

,

and

know

the

measure

of

thy

strength

.

“

The

married

woman

catcheth

precious

souls

.

”

Therefore

,

we

do

not

allow

any

man

whatsoever

to

sit

with

a

married

woman

;

much

less

to

live

in

the

same

house

with

a

maiden

who

has

taken

the

vow

,

or

to

sleep

where

she

sleeps

,

or

to

be

constantly

with

her

.

For

this

is

to

be

hated

and

abominated

by

those

who

fear

God

.

Notes

1
Judges xiii. 25.
2
Lit. “know thy measure.”
3
Prov. vi. 26.