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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Job rejects Bildad’s argument

27 Then Job took up his topic again:

As God lives, who rejected my legal claim,
        the Almighty, who made me bitter,
    as long as breath is in me
        and God’s breath is in my nostrils—
    my lips will utter no wickedness;
        my tongue will mumble no deceit.
I will not agree that you are right.
    Until my dying day, I won’t give up my integrity.
I will insist on my innocence, never surrendering it;
    my conscience will never blame me for what I have done.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:6 Or for my days