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The Hippocratic Oath
I do solemnly swear
By whatever I hold most sacred
That I will be loyal to the profession of medicine
And just and generous to its members
That I will lead my life
And practice my art
In uprightness and honour
That into whatsoever home I shall enter
It shall be for the good of the sick and the well to the utmost of my power
And that I will hold myself aloof from wrong
And from corruption and from the tempting of others to vice
That I will exercise my art
Solely for the cure of my patients and the prevention of disease
And will give no drug nor perform any operation for a criminal purpose
And far less suggest such thing
That whatsoever I shall see or hear of the lives of men and women
Which is not fitting to be spoken abroad
I shall keep inviolably secret
These things I do promise
And in proportion as I am faithful to this oath
May happiness and good repute be ever mine
The opposite if I shall be foresworn