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27 And Job again took up his parable, and said,

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who hath [a]vexed my soul
[b](For my life is yet whole in me,
And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
Surely my lips [c]shall not speak unrighteousness,
Neither [d]shall my tongue utter deceit.
Far be it from me that I should justify you:
Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:
My heart [e]shall not reproach me so long as I live.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:2 Hebrew made my soul bitter.
  2. Job 27:3 Or, All the while my breath is in me . . . nostrils; surely
  3. Job 27:4 Or, do
  4. Job 27:4 Or, doth
  5. Job 27:6 Or, doth not reproach me for any of my days

Job’s Final Word to His Friends

27 And Job continued his discourse:(A)

“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,(B)
    the Almighty,(C) who has made my life bitter,(D)
as long as I have life within me,
    the breath of God(E) in my nostrils,
my lips will not say anything wicked,
    and my tongue will not utter lies.(F)
I will never admit you are in the right;
    till I die, I will not deny my integrity.(G)
I will maintain my innocence(H) and never let go of it;
    my conscience(I) will not reproach me as long as I live.(J)

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