Translations
Modern
I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
Traditional
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
Literal
Far be it from me that I justify you; until I die, I will not turn aside my integrity from me.
Latin
Absit a me ut justos vos esse judicem: donec deficiam, non recedam ab innocentia mea.
Original
Hebrew
English
I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
Notes
Job found it wrong and offensive to admit that his friends were correct. It was a terrible act to condemn an innocent man like him (Exodus 23:7; Proverbs 6:16–19; 17:15).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Job's Trialc. 1650 BC