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2 Timothy 2:4-5

4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.

5 Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.

5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules.