so fight I, not as one that beateth the air
So fight I, 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 the enemy, but on the empty air.
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Hitting the Mark
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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