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.
5 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.
6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart will not blame any of my days.
7 “Let my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unrighteous,
8 for what is the hope of the godless when he cuts them off, when God takes away his life?