When Jonah became angry about that, Jehovah said: “You, for your part, felt sorry for the bottle - gourd plant... And, for my part, ought I not to feel sorry for Nineveh the great city, in which there exist more than one hundred and twenty thousand men who do not at all know the difference between their right hand and their left, besides many domestic animals? ”
Kui Joona selle peale vihastas, ütles Jehoova: „Kas sul on õigus vihastuda kiikajonipuu [„ pudelkõrvitsa ”, UM] pärast?... aga mina ei peaks armu andma Niinivele, sellele suurele linnale, kus on enam kui kaksteist korda kümme tuhat inimest, kes ei oska vahet teha oma parema ja vasaku käe vahel, ja palju lojuseid! ”.