¹⁵ But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but ^(A)I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. ¹⁶ Do not regard your servant as ^(B)a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.” ¹⁷ Then Eli answered, ^(C)“Go in peace, and the God of Israel ^(D)grant your petition that you have made to him.”