I so run, not as uncertainly — I look straight to the goal; I run straight toward it. I cast away every weight, regard not any that stand by. I fight not as one that beateth the air — This is a proverbial expression for a man's missing his blow, and spending his strength, not on his enemy, but on empty air.
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1 Corinthians 9:26
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: