"I swear by Apollo the physician, by Aesculapius, Hygeia, and Panacea - and I call as my witnesses all gods and goddesses - that I will keep the following oath according to my ability and judgement:
I will respect my master and teacher just as much as I respect my parents, and I will share my life with him and pay him everything that I owe him and he needs. I will consider his sons as my own brothers, and teach them this art if they so desire without fee or contract. I will teach this art also to my sons and the sons of the master who taught me and to the disciples who have enrolled themselves and have agreed to the rules of the profession, but I will teach it to none other. I will prescribe what is necessary for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgement, and I will never do harm to anyone. I will not prescribe a deadly drug to anyone, even  if asked, nor will I give advice which may cause someone's death. I will not give a woman the means for an abortion. I will preserve the purity of my life and my art. I will not use a knife, even on patients who suffer from stone, but will leave this operation to surgical specialists. I will enter every house only for the good of my patients and never with the intention to harm anyone. I will not seduce or have sexual contact with the female or male household members, whether they are free or slaves. Whatever secrets I see or hear, professionally or privately, I will keep secret and tell no one.
If I keep this oath faithfully, may I prosper in my life and my art, respected by all men for all time; but if I transgress or violate it, may the opposite happen to me."