"Iuro per Apollinem medicum et Sanitiam et Remediatiam et deos universos et universas, scitores faciens, perficiam secundem possibilitatem et actionem et iudicium meum iuramentum hoc et conscriptionem istam. eum qui docuit me artem hanc introducere inter meos, et communicare in vita, et in quo indiget dationem facere, et genus quod ab ipso fratribus aequale iudicare eligam. et docebo artem hanc eos qui indigent discere absque pretio et conscriptione, et delusione et intemperantia et de reliqua universa disciplina traditionem facer filiis meis et eius qui me docuit et edoctis et temperatis et iuratis legi medicinali, alii autem nulli. dietationibusque utar omnibus iuvamento laborantium secundum possibilitatem et iudicum meum, et de incusatione et iniustitia prohibebor. neque dabo ulli farmacum rogatus mortale, neque narrabo consilium tale. similiter autem neque mulieri pessarium corruptivum dabo. pure vero et sancte servabo vitam meam et artem meam. non incidam autem neque lapidatatem patientes, sed dimattam hoc opus hominibus huius operationis. ad domos autem ad quotcumque ivero, ibo ad utilitatem eorum qui laborant, absque omni iniustitia spontanea et corruptive alia, et venereorum operum in mulieribus corporibus liberorum et servorum. ea vero quae in cura videro aut audivero, vel etiam absqua cura de vitis hominum, quae non sit conveniens loqui extra, tacebo, ceu neque videre ea putans. iuramentum itaque meum et conscriptionem hanc qui perfectum facit et non confringit erit diligibilis ut augeatur et in vita et arte honorandus ab omnibus hominibus insempiterno tempore, transgredienti autem et deieranti contraria horum. "

I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement: To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion. But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts. I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art. In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves. All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal. If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot.

HIPPOCRATES