Mishnayos Avos Perek 3 Mishnah 5
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אבות פרק ג׳ משנה ה׳
Rabbi Nehunia ben Hakkanah said: whoever takes upon himself the yoke of the Torah, they remove from him the yoke of government and the yoke of worldly concerns, and whoever breaks off from himself the yoke of the Torah, they place upon him the yoke of government and the yoke of worldly concerns.
רַבִּי נְחוּנְיָא בֶּן הַקָּנָה אוֹמֵר, כָּל הַמְקַבֵּל עָלָיו עֹל תּוֹרָה, מַעֲבִירִין מִמֶּנּוּ עֹל מַלְכוּת וְעֹל דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ. וְכָל הַפּוֹרֵק מִמֶּנּוּ עֹל תּוֹרָה, נוֹתְנִין עָלָיו עֹל מַלְכוּת וְעֹל דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ:
Bartenura
עֹל מַלְכוּת. מַשָּׂא מֶלֶךְ וְשָׂרִים:
דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ. עֲמַל וְטֹרַח הַפַּרְנָסָה, לְפִי שֶׁמְּלַאכְתּוֹ מִתְבָּרֶכֶת:
הַפּוֹרֵק מִמֶּנּוּ עֹל תּוֹרָה. הָאוֹמֵר קָשֶׁה עֻלָּהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה וְאֵינִי יָכוֹל לְסוֹבְלָהּ:
"The yoke of government": [meaning] the burden [placed upon him by] a king and ministers.
"the way of the world (derekh erets)": [meaning] the toil and strain of a livelihood. [He is released from this,] because his work becomes blessed.
"And one who casts from himself the yoke of Torah": One who says, "The yolk of Torah is too hard and I cannot endure it.