8 And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said: 'It is better for me to die than to live.' 9 And God said to Jonah: 'Art thou greatly angry for the gourd?' And he said: 'I am greatly angry, even unto death.'
This passage from the Book of Jonah describes a scene where Jonah is suffering under the sun's heat and feels overwhelmed by his situation. He expresses his desire to die rather than continue living.