My lips will not utter deceit, nor will my tongue speak falsehood, specifying the content of Job's integrity: his commitment to truthful speech even in extremity, even when falsehood might provide relief or escape. The dual assertion about lips and tongue emphasizes the comprehensiveness of this commitment—every utterance will remain true. The refusal of deceit and falsehood establishes that Job's integrity is primarily linguistic and epistemological: Job will not misrepresent himself or reality to accommodate the friends' expectations or God's apparent indifference. This commitment to truth becomes the foundation for all Job's subsequent assertions.

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