• A Hippocratic Oath translation, as used by the Philippines Medical Association:

https://www.philippinemedicalassociation.org/downloads/pma-codes/HIPPOCRATIC-OATH.pdf
“I swear by Apollo the Healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing and to call witness
all the Gods and Goddesses that I may keep this oath and promise to the best of my ability and judgment.
I will pay the same respect to my master in the science as to my parents and share my life with him and
pay all my debts to him. I will regard his sons as my brothers and teach them the science, if they desire to
learn it, without fee or contract. I will hand on precepts, lectures and all other learning to my sons, to
those of my master and to those pupils duly appointed and sworn and to none other.

I will use my power to help the sick to the best of my ability and judgment. I will abstain from harming or
wrong doing any man by it. I will not give a fatal draught to anyone if I am asked, nor will I suggest any
such thing. Neither will I give a woman means to procure an abortion. I will be chaste and religious in my
life and in my practice. I will not cut, even for the stone, but I will leave such procedures to the
practitioners of that craft. Whenever I go into a house I will go to help the sick and never with the
intention of doing harm or injury. I will not abuse my position to indulge in sexual contacts with the
bodies of women or of men whether they be freemen or slaves. Whatever I see or hear, whether
professionally or privately which ought not to be divulged I will keep secret and tell no one. If therefore, I
observe this oath and do not violate it, may I prosper both in my life and in my profession, earning good
repute among all men for all time. If I transgress and foreswear this oath, may my lot be otherwise.”

• A modern rendition of the Hippocratic Oath used in the USA:

“I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: ...

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such
knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of
overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and
understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.

I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another
are needed for a patient's recovery.

I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may
know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. Above all, I must not play at
God.

I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose
illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related
problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.

I will prevent disease whenever I can but I will always look for a path to a cure for all diseases.

I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings,
those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection
thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience
the joy of healing those who seek my help.”