2 Timothy 2:4-6 No soldier on active service entangles himself with the affairs of civilian life; that he may please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.

RKJNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ No soldier on active service entangles himself with the affairs of civilian life; that he may please him who has chosen him to be a soldier. ⁵ And if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. ⁶ The farmer who labours must be first to partake of the fruits.