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人民放纵就会堕落，堕落就会停滞不前，停滞久了就振作不起来，万物就不会繁殖生长。
夫民气纵则底，底则滞，滞久而不振，生乃不殖。
If the people become indulgent, they will degenerate, and if they degenerate, they will stagnate, and if they stagnate for a long time, they will not be able to recover, and all things will not multiply and grow.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 夫民气纵则底，底则滞，滞久而不振，生乃不殖。 [/INST] Contemporary: 人民放纵就会堕落，堕落就会停滞不前，停滞久了就振作不起来，万物就不会繁殖生长。 English version: If the people become indulgent, they will degenerate, and if they degenerate, they will stagnate, and if they stagnate for a long time, they will not be able to recover, and all things will not multiply and grow.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 夫民气纵则底，底则滞，滞久而不振，生乃不殖。
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Contemporary: 人民放纵就会堕落，堕落就会停滞不前，停滞久了就振作不起来，万物就不会繁殖生长。 English version: If the people become indulgent, they will degenerate, and if they degenerate, they will stagnate, and if they stagnate for a long time, they will not be able to recover, and all things will not multiply and grow.
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