"I loathemy own life;I will givefullventto my complaint;I will speakin the bitternessof my soul.
But he himselfwenta day'sjourneyinto the wilderness,and cameand satdownundera junipertree;and he requestedfor himselfthat he might die,and said,"It is enough;now,O LORD,takemy life,for I am not betterthanmy fathers."
"Ohthat You would hideme in Sheol,That You would concealme untilYour wrathreturns[to You], That You would seta limitfor me and rememberme!
"Evenif I have trulyerred,My errorlodgeswith me.
"In famineHe will redeemyou from death,And in warfrom the powerof the sword.
"Do you intendto reprove[my] words,When the wordsof one in despairbelong to the wind?
"ThereforeI will not restrainmy mouth;I will speakin the anguishof my spirit,I will complainin the bitternessof my soul.
"I wasteaway;I will not liveforever.Leaveme alone,for my daysare [but] a breath.
"I am guiltless;I do not takenoticeof myself;I despisemy life.
"Whatshall I say?For He has spokento me, and He Himselfhas doneit; I will wanderabout allmy yearsbecauseof the bitternessof my soul.
"Lo,for [my own] welfareI hadgreatbitterness;It is You who has keptmy soulfrom the pitof nothingness,For You have castallmy sinsbehindYour back.
"Therefore now,O LORD,pleasetakemy lifefrom me, for deathis betterto me thanlife."
When the suncameup Godappointeda scorchingeastwind,and the sunbeatdownon Jonah'sheadso that he becamefaintand beggedwith [all] his soulto die,saying,"Deathis betterto me thanlife."
"So ifYou are going to dealthuswith me, pleasekillme at once,ifI have foundfavorin Your sight,and do not let me seemy wretchedness."
