《太平广记·卷八十二·异人二》
又有个人拿牛试刀的锋利与否，一刀下去牛头被砍断了，来见法和时，法和说： 有一头断了脑袋的牛，十分着急地向你索求它的命。你如果不为它作功德祈祷谢罪，一月之内必有报应降临。 
又有人以牛试刀，一下而头断，来诣法和，法和曰： 有一断头牛，就卿徵命殊急，若不为作功德，一月内报至。 
Another man took a cow to test the sharpness of his knife, and the cow's head was cut off with a single blow. When he came to see Fa He, Fa He said: "There is a cow with a severed head, who is in a great hurry to ask you for its life. If you do not pray for its merit and apologize, there will be retribution within a month."
<s>[INST] Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 又有人以牛试刀，一下而头断，来诣法和，法和曰： 有一断头牛，就卿徵命殊急，若不为作功德，一月内报至。  [/INST] Another man took a cow to test the sharpness of his knife, and the cow's head was cut off with a single blow. When he came to see Fa He, Fa He said: "There is a cow with a severed head, who is in a great hurry to ask you for its life. If you do not pray for its merit and apologize, there will be retribution within a month."</s>
Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 又有人以牛试刀，一下而头断，来诣法和，法和曰： 有一断头牛，就卿徵命殊急，若不为作功德，一月内报至。
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Another man took a cow to test the sharpness of his knife, and the cow's head was cut off with a single blow. When he came to see Fa He, Fa He said: "There is a cow with a severed head, who is in a great hurry to ask you for its life. If you do not pray for its merit and apologize, there will be retribution within a month."
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