1 Samuel 1:12
“26. What was it for the holy Church to multiply prayers before the Lord out of desire for giving birth, except to persist in constant prayers for the conversion of the Synagogue? And what was it for the Jewish priesthood to watch her mouth, except to lie in wait against the preaching of the holy Church? For it watched…”
Source: Septuagint
12And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Eli the priest marked her mouth.
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10And she was very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.
11And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord God of Sabaoth, if thou wilt indeed look upon the humiliation of thy handmaid, and remember me, and give to thy handmaid a man-child, then will I indeed dedicate him to thee till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.
— 1 Samuel 1:12 —
13And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: and Eli accounted her a drunken woman.
14And the servant of Eli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.