² And he ^(A)prayed to Yahweh and said, “Ah! O Yahweh, was not this my word to myself while I was still in my own land? Therefore I went ahead to ^(B)flee to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a ^(C)gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning evil. ³ So now, O Yahweh, please ^(D)take my ^[a]life from me, for death is ^(E)better to me than life.” ⁴ And Yahweh said, “Do you have good reason to be angry?”