Job 27:3
as long as my breath is still within me
What it says
As long as his breath is in him and the spirit of God is in his nostrils, Job says he will continue speaking.
What it is doing
This verse grounds the coming oath in life still held from God.
In context
1Job continued his discourse: 2“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice — 3as long as my breath is still within me 4my lips will not speak wickedness, 5I will never say that you are right; 6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go.