Which long for death, but it[ cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

他们切望死，却不得死；求死，胜于求隐藏的珍宝。

他们等死，却不得死；求死，胜于求隐藏的珍宝。

他们等死，却不得死；求死，胜于求隐藏的珍宝。

他们等候死亡却等不到，他们求死胜于求宝藏。

他们想死却死不了，找死胜于找宝藏；

他們切望死，卻不得死；求死，勝於求隱藏的珍寶。

他們等死，卻不得死；求死，勝於求隱藏的珍寶。

他們等死，卻不得死；求死，勝於求隱藏的珍寶。

他們等候死亡卻等不到，他們求死勝於求寶藏。

他們想死卻死不了，找死勝於找寶藏；

為甚麼給切望着「死」而不得死的人？給挖地尋「死」、勝於尋求藏寶的人呢？

彼望死不得、掘地求之、甚於求寶藏、

彼望死亡而不能、猶人掘窖金而弗得。

若此之人、盼死不得、求死甚於珍寶、

to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,

Why is life given to those who long for death that doesn’t come? Why is it given to those who would rather search for death than for hidden treasure?

who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

They long for death, and it won’t come. They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure.

who wait for death, but it does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasure,

Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures;

Who long for death, but it does not come, And search for it more than hidden treasures;

Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

who wait for death, but it does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasure,

to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,

Who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as[ for] hid treasures;

And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I[ am] not better than my fathers.

And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said,[ It is] better for me to die than to live.

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for[ it is] better for me to die than to live.