CAP. IV.
[verse 1] And Jonas was turmentid with greet turment, and was wrooth. [verse 2] And he preiede the [to the U sec. m.] Lord, and seide, Lord, Y biseche, whe|ther this is not my word, whanne Y was ȝit in my lond? For this thing Y pur|poside [bifore ocupiede CEFGHMNPQRSUX.] , for to fle in to Tharsis; for Y woot, that thou, God, art meke and mer|ciful, pacient [myche pacient R.] , and of merciful [mercy merciful A pr. m. CFHMQSX. myche merciful IKX sec. m. moche merciful U.] doyng, and forȝyuynge on [of IMQU sup. ras.] malice. [verse 3] And now, Lord, Y preie, take my soule [soule, or lif CEFGHIMNPQRUSY. lijf KX.] fro me; for deth is betere to me than [than is U sec. m.] lijf. [verse 4] And the Lord seide [seide to Jonas I.] , Gessist thou, whether thou art wel wrooth? [verse 5] And Jonas wente out of the citee, and sat aȝens the eest of the citee, and made to hym a schadewyng place there; and sat vndur it in schadewe, til he sai [sawȝ F. sauȝ I.] what bifelle to the citee. [verse 6] And the Lord God made redy an yuy, and it stiede vp on the heed of Jonas, that schadewe [schade A.] were on his heed, and kyueride hym; for he hadde trauelid. And Jonas was glad on the yuy, with greet gladnesse. [verse 7] And God made redi a worm, in stiyng [the stiyng U sec. m.] up of grei dai on the morewe; and it [Om. A pr. m. CEFHR.] smoot the yuy, and it driede up. [verse 8] And whanne the sunne was risun, the Lord comaundide to the hoot wynd and brennyng; and the sunne smoot on the heed of Jonas, and he swa|lide. And he axide to his soule that he schulde die, and seide [he seide IK.] , It is betere to me
