Midrasch zu Jonah 4:3
וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃ (ס)
Und nun, Herr, [da ich jetzt als Lügner erscheine] nimm mein Leben denn besser ist mein Tod als mein Leben.
Otzar Midrashim
...And in Jonah it is written, "I would rather die than live." Jonah was the son of the woman of Zarfat. He had already died once, and knew that he would have rest, and Elijah did not die. And so he said, "am I not better than my ancestors?"
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