2 Timothy 2:4-6 No man that warreth, entangleth himself with the affairs of life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Whiston⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ No man that warreth, entangleth himself with the affairs of life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. ⁵ And if a man also strive for masteries, he is not crowned except he strive lawfully. ⁶ The husbandman labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits.