Near the beginning of the play, Samson humbles himself before God by admitting that his power is not his own: "God, when he gave me strength, to show withal / How slight the gift was, hung it in my hair" (lines 58-9).
Näytelmän alkupuolella Samson nöyrtyy Jumalan edessä myöntämällä, ettei hänen voimansa ole hänen omansa: "God, when he gave me strength, to show withal / How slight the gift was, hung it in my hair" (rivit 58–9).