1. And Jonah was afflicted with a great affliction, and he was angry.
2. And he prayed to the Lord, and he said, "I beg you, Lord, was this not my word, when I was still in my own land? Because of this, I knew beforehand to flee into Tarshish. For I know that you are a lenient and merciful God, patient and great in compassion, and forgiving despite ill will.
3. And now, Lord, I ask you to take my life from me. For it is better for me to die than to live."
4. And the Lord said, "Do you really think you are right to be angry?"
5. And Jonah went out of the city, and he sat opposite the east of the city. And he made himself a shelter there, and he was sitting under it in the shadow, until he might see what would befall the city.
6. And the Lord God prepared an ivy, and it ascended over the head of Jonah so as to be a shadow over his head, and to protect him (for he had labored hard). And Jonah rejoiced because of the ivy, with great rejoicing.
7. And God prepared a worm, when dawn approached on the next day, and it struck the ivy, and it dried up.