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Then when the sun rose, God chose a scorching east wind to blow. As the sun beat down from a cloudless sky on Jonah’s head, he became faint. Again, he asked to die.

Jonah: My death now is so much better than my life tomorrow.

Eternal One: Do you have any good reason to be angry about this gourd’s vine?

Jonah: Yes, I do. I’m angry enough to die.

Eternal One: 10 Jonah, don’t you understand? You care about this gourd’s vine, and yet you didn’t do anything to make it grow; you didn’t plant it, water it, or protect it. It appeared one night then died another.

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