凡為卒者、不以世務纏身、致可見悅於募之者、

凡在军中当兵的，不将世务缠身，好叫那招他当兵的人喜悦。

凡当兵的，不让世务缠身，好使那招他当兵的人喜悦。

凡当兵的，不让世务缠身，好使那招他当兵的人喜悦。

当兵的若让其他事务缠身，就不能取悦征召他的上司。

当兵的人不让世务缠身，为要使那招兵的人欢喜。

凡是当兵的，没有一个会让日常事务纠缠自己，这是为要使那招兵的人喜悦。

凡在軍中當兵的，不將世務纏身，好叫那招他當兵的人喜悅。

凡當兵的，不讓世務纏身，好使那招他當兵的人喜悅。

凡當兵的，不讓世務纏身，好使那招他當兵的人喜悅。

當兵的若讓其他事務纏身，就不能取悅徵召他的上司。

當兵的人不讓世務纏身，為要使那招兵的人歡喜。

凡當兵的、沒有一個讓自己在人生事務裏糾纏着，好讓招兵的人喜歡。

凡是當兵的，沒有一個會讓日常事務糾纏自己，這是為要使那招兵的人喜悅。

夫從軍者不以世務自累、致悅募之者、

凡為卒者、不以世故憧擾、致悅募己者、

夫從軍者、欲得其長官之獎許、必專心一志、不以雜務自累。

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.

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.

No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the commanding officer.

No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.

No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.

No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the recruiter.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of[ this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

遺荊棘中者、指人聽道而去、為此生之思慮、貨財、逸樂所蔽、而不結實、

天主既允我儕受福音之任、則我儕如是而言、不求悅於人、乃求悅於鑒察我心之天主、

彼因識吾主救主耶穌基督、而得脫於世污、後復為世污所擾所服、則其後患較前尤甚、

蓋為人奴而蒙召以信主、乃主所釋者、不為人奴而蒙召、乃為基督之奴、爾乃以重值所購者、勿為人奴、

底瑪慕悅此世、因而離我、往帖撒羅尼加、革勒先往加拉太、提多往達瑪太、

因此、無論居於身、離於身、惟務得主悅納、

凡較力爭勝者、諸事撙節修持、彼眾行此、欲得易壤之冠、我儕行此、欲得不壞之冠、故我爭趨非如無定向、鬥拳非如擊虛空、

又語一人曰、爾從我、對曰、主、容我先往葬父、耶穌曰、任夫死者葬其死者、爾往傳天主國之道、又一人曰、主、我從爾、但容我先別家人、耶穌曰、手執犁而顧後者、不堪入天主之國、

圖富有者陷誘惑、罹網羅、墮無理有害之慾中即溺人於沈淪及滅亡者也、貪利為萬惡之根、有人慕之、則迷失於道、以多苦自刺、惟爾事天主之人、當避此諸事、追求善義、虔敬、篤信、仁愛、忍耐、謙遜、當為所信之道作善戰、持定永生、爾為此而蒙召、且在眾證者前、自訴善志、欲信此道、

族長當告民曰、誰建室尚未落成、可去而歸家、死亡於戰而他人落成、誰植葡萄園、尚未食其果、可去而歸家、恐亡於戰而他人食之、誰聘妻尚未娶之、可去而歸家、恐亡於戰而他人娶之、