Job 27:2–4

2 “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,

the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,

3 as long as I have life within me,

the breath of God in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not say anything wicked,

and my tongue will not utter lies.

2 “As God lives, who has taken away my right,

and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

3 as long as my breath is in me,

and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not speak falsehood,

and my tongue will not utter deceit.

2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment;

And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

3 All the while my breath is in me,

And the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

4 My lips shall not speak wickedness,

Nor my tongue utter deceit.

2 “I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights,

by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—

3 As long as I live,

while I have breath from God,

4 my lips will speak no evil,

and my tongue will speak no lies.

2 “As surely as God lives, who has taken away my rights,

the Almighty, who has made me unhappy,

3 as long as I am alive

and God’s breath of life is in my nose,

4 my lips will not speak evil,

and my tongue will not tell a lie.

2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right,

And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

3 (For my life is yet whole in me,

And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness,

Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

2 As •God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul, 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of †God is in my nostrils, 4 My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!

2 “I swear an oath 

by God, the one who has taken away my rights, 

by the Almighty, who has made my life bitter: 

3 ‘As long as there is one breath ⸤left⸥ in me 

and God’s breath fills my nostrils, 

4 my lips will not say anything wrong, 

and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.’ 

2 As God lives, who has deprived me of justice,

and the Almighty who has made me bitter,

3 as long as my breath is still in me

and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not speak unjustly,

and my tongue will not utter deceit.

2 “As God lives, who has taken away my right,

and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

3 as long as my breath is in me

and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not speak falsehood,

and my tongue will not utter deceit.

2 “As God lives, he has removed my justice,

and Shaddai has made my inner self bitter.

3 For as long as my breath is in me,

and the spirit of God is in my nose,

4 my lips surely will not speak falseness,

and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.

2 “God hasn’t treated me fairly.

The Mighty One has made my spirit bitter.

You can be sure that God lives.

And here’s something else you can be sure of.

3 As long as I have life

and God gives me breath,

4 my mouth won’t say evil things.

My lips won’t tell lies.

2 “As God lives, who has taken away my right,

And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

3 For as long as life is in me,

And the breath of God is in my nostrils,

4 My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,

Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.