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“I swear an oath
    by El, the one who has taken away my rights,
    by Shadday, who has made my life bitter:
        ‘As long as there is one breath left in me
            and Eloah’s breath fills my nostrils,
my lips will not say anything wrong,
    and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.’

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“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,(A)
    the Almighty,(B) who has made my life bitter,(C)
as long as I have life within me,
    the breath of God(D) in my nostrils,
my lips will not say anything wicked,
    and my tongue will not utter lies.(E)

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As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

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