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The life that we now live is miserable . For my part I know not whether is best , to live thus , or to die out of hand . `` My soul chooseth strangling rather than life '' , and the grave is more easy for me than this dungeon . -LSB- Job 7:15 -RSB- Shall we be ruled by the Giant ? -LCB- 286 -RCB- HOPE . Indeed , our present condition is dreadful , and death would be far more welcome to me than thus for ever to abide ; but yet , let us consider , the Lord of the country to which we are going hath said , Thou shalt do no murder : no , not to another man 's person ; much more , then , are we forbidden to take his counsel to kill ourselves . Besides , he that kills another , can but commit murder upon his body ; but for one to kill himself is to kill body and soul at once .