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Job Continues His Final Speech

27 Then[a] Job again took up his discourse and said,

As God lives,[b] he has removed my justice,
and Shaddai has made my inner self[c] bitter.
For as long as[d] my breath is in me,
and the spirit of God is in my nose,
my lips surely will not speak falseness,
and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.
Far be it from me that I would say that you[e] are right;[f]
until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.
I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go;
my heart will not blame any of my days.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:1 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 27:2 Literally “The life of God”
  3. Job 27:2 Or “soul”
  4. Job 27:3 Literally “all of still”
  5. Job 27:5 Plural
  6. Job 27:5 Literally “I would declare you as in the right”

Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity

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

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

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