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Give a man peace, intimacy and a listening ear; he will never stray

In the book of Judges, a story is told of how Samson went out to Gaza, saw a prostitute and had sex with her. The men of Gaza heard of it and laid in wait for him in the morning. At midnight, Samson woke up and took on his shoulders the doors of the gate of the city, its two posts and bar; and carried them up to the top of the hill before Hebron. Later, he loved a woman called Delilah.

A number of analyses have been made on the weaknesses of Samson. How he lacked self-control and his inability to resist the power of a woman.

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