King James Version

Job 27:6

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

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בְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbetsidqatiin justiceצְדָקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיhechezaqtibe constantחָזַקverb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be constant”, a completed actionH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אַרְפֶּ֑הָarpehaabateרָפָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abate”, an unfinished actionH7503to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֶחֱרַ֥ףyecherafbetrothחָרַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “betroth”, an unfinished actionH2778to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winterbetroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.לְ֝בָבִ֗יlevavibreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.מִיָּמָֽיmiyamayfrom as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Young’s Literal Translation

On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.

World English Bible

I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

Darby Translation

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth [me] not one of my days.

Douay-Rheims

My justification, which I have begun to hold, I will not forsake: for my heart doth not reprehend me in all my life.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

but keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δικαιοσύνῃ δὲ προσέχων οὐ μὴν προῶμαι, οὐ γὰρ σύνοιδα ἐμαυτῷ ἄτοπα πράξας.