And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
And he preiede þe Lord, and seide, Lord, Y biseche, wheþer this is not my word, whanne Y was yit in my lond? For this thing Y purposide, for to fle in to Þarsis; for Y woot, þat thou, God, art meke and merciful, pacient, and of merciful doyng, and foryyuynge on malice.