《贞观政要·卷八·论刑法》
我看见《尚书》上讲： 申明道理，谨慎刑罚。  用刑千万要慎重！ 
臣闻《书》曰： 明德慎罚 ， 惟刑恤哉！ 
I saw what 《Shangshu》 said: Explain the principles and enforce the penalty with caution. Be very cautious when imposing punishments!
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 臣闻《书》曰： 明德慎罚 ， 惟刑恤哉！  Updated: 我看见《尚书》上讲： 申明道理，谨慎刑罚。  用刑千万要慎重！  [/INST] I saw what 《Shangshu》 said: Explain the principles and enforce the penalty with caution. Be very cautious when imposing punishments!</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 臣闻《书》曰： 明德慎罚 ， 惟刑恤哉！  Updated: 我看见《尚书》上讲： 申明道理，谨慎刑罚。  用刑千万要慎重！
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I saw what 《Shangshu》 said: Explain the principles and enforce the penalty with caution. Be very cautious when imposing punishments!
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