Jonah 4:2-4

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² He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning, for I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment.^{(A) 3} And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”^{(B) 4} And the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”^(C)