King James Version (KJV)
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for {it is} better for me to die than to live.
Modern English
Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”
Hebrew
וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃
vʿatah yhvah qaḥ-naʾ ʾet-napshiy mimeniy kiy ṭvob mvotiy meḥayay