I want what God wants. I pursue the same things he pursues. In short, my will matches his will. There's no shutting me out — only those who try to force their way in get shut out. So why don't I force my way in? Because I know nothing good gets handed out to people who barge in there. When I hear someone called lucky because Caesar honors them, I ask: what does he actually get? A province to govern. But does he also get the right kind of thinking? A prefect's job.
I have the same movements (pursuits) as he has, I have the same desires; in a word, I have the same will ([Greek: sunthelo]). There is no shutting out for me, but for those who would force their way in. Why then do not I force my way in? Because I know that nothing good is distributed within to those who enter. But when I hear any man called fortunate because he is honored by Cæsar, I say what does he happen to get? A province (the government of a province). Does he also obtain an opinion such as he ought? The office of a Prefect.