³ They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

¹⁵ Yet these men were very good to us. They did not mistreat^(A) us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing.^(B)

¹⁵ They said to him, “Sit down, please, and read it to us.”

So Baruch read it to them.

¹⁵ On the fourth^[a] day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax^(A) your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death.^(B) Did you invite us here to steal our property?”

²¹ Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!^(A) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.^(B)

²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.