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Job 27:5

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27:5I will never9 declare that you three10 are in the right;

until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!

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Footnotes

  1. 9 The text uses חָלִילָה לִּי (khalilah li) meaning “far be it from me,” or more strongly, something akin to “sacrilege.”
  2. 10 In the Hebrew text “you” is plural—a reference to Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad. To make this clear, “three” is supplied in the translation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Far be it from me to say that you are right;

till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will never admit you are in the right;

till I die, I will not deny my integrity.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will never affirm that you are right.

I will maintain my integrity until I die.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will never concede that you are right;

I will defend my integrity until I die.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Far be it from me that I would say that you are right;

until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.

KJV 1900King James Version

God forbid that I should justify you:

Till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.