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27 Job again took up his parable, and said,

“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
    the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter
(for the length of my life is still in me,
    and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness,
    neither will my tongue utter deceit.
Far be it from me that I should justify you.
    Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go.
    My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

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Job Maintains His Integrity

27 Job again took up his discourse and said:(A)

“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
    and the Almighty,[a] who has made my soul bitter,(B)
as long as my breath is in me
    and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
my lips will not speak falsehood,
    and my tongue will not utter deceit.(C)
Far be it from me to say that you are right;
    until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.(D)
I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
    my heart will not reproach me as long as I live.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 27.2 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai