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Negative commandment 311 of 365

That a bridegroom shall be exempt for a whole year from taking part in any public labour, such as military service, guarding the wall and similar duties

Maimonides

That a bridegroom shall be exempt for a whole year from taking part in any public labour, such as military service, guarding the wall and similar duties, as it is said, “(When a man hath taken a new wife) he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business; (but he shall be at home one year….)” (Deut. 24:5).

Deuteronomy 24:5

KJV
When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
ASV
When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.
WEB
When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.
JPS
When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.