- I loathe it:
- "Wherefore¹ is lightª givenª° to him that is in misery,ª and lifeª unto the bitterª [in] soul;ª ... Which rejoiceª exceedingly,ª¹ [and] are glad,ª° when¹ they can findª° the grave?ª" {Job 3:20-22} + "Even that it would pleaseª° Godª to destroyª° me; that he would let looseª° his hand,ª and cut me off!ª°" {Job 6:9} + "My soulª is wearyª° of my life;ª I will leaveª° my complaintª upon¹ myself; I will speakª° in the bitternessª of my soul.ª" {Job 10:1} + "And Rebekahª saidª° to¹ Isaac,ª I am wearyª° of my lifeª becauseª¹ of the daughtersª of Heth:ª if¹ Jacobª takeª° a wifeª of the daughtersª¹ of Heth,ª such as these¹ [which are] of the daughtersª¹ of the land,ª what goodª shall my lifeª do me?" {Gen 27:46} + "But he himself¹ wentª° a day'sª journeyª into the wilderness,ª and cameª° and sat downª° under¹ aª juniper tree:ª and he requestedª°¹ for himselfª that he might die;ª° and said,ª° It is enough;ª now,¹ O LORD,ª take awayª° my life;ª for¹ I¹ [am] not¹ betterª than my fathers.ª¹" {1Kg 19:4} + "Therefore now,¹ O LORD,ª take,ª° I beseech thee,¹¹ my lifeª from¹ me; for¹ [it is] betterª for me to dieª than to live.ª¹" {Jna 4:3} + "And it came to pass,¹ when the sunª did arise,ª° that Godª preparedª° a vehementª eastª wind;ª and the sunª beatª° upon¹ the headª of Jonah,ª that he fainted,ª° and wishedª° in¹ himselfª to die,ª° and said,ª° [It is] betterª for me to dieª than to live.ª¹" {Jna 4:8}
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