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4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.
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4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
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4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.
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4 No soldier in active service gets entangled in the [ordinary business] affairs of civilian life; [he avoids them] so that he may please the one who enlisted him to serve.
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4 A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.
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4 A soldier does not take part in things that don’t have anything to do with the army. Instead, he tries to please his commanding officer.
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