約拿書4:1-4

4:1 這事約拿大大不悅，且甚發怒，

4:2 就禱告耶和華說：「耶和華啊，我在本國的時候豈不是這樣說嗎？我知道你是有恩典、有憐憫的上帝，不輕易發怒，有豐盛的慈愛，並且後悔不降所說的災，所以我急速逃往他施去。

4:3 耶和華啊，現在求你取我的命吧！因為我死了比活著還好。」

4:4 耶和華說：「你這樣發怒合乎理嗎？」

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.  And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.  Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”  And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?”

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    在這裡看見，約拿為耶和華不降災給尼尼微城的百姓，心中非常的不悅，還向上帝發怒！

    可是上帝也回答得很可愛：「你這樣發怒合乎理嗎？」

    的確，有許多時候我們自以為有理，發一些自己都覺得好笑的怒氣，以至於自己受虧損！

    所以，我們要常常記得上帝這樣的提醒：「你這樣發怒合乎理嗎？」