2 Timothy 2:4

No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer.
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King James Version

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

English Standard Version

No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

No man, acting as a soldier for God, entangles himself in worldly matters, so that he may be pleasing to him for whom he has proven himself