《荀子·天论》
在水中跋涉的人用标志来表明深度，如果这种标志不明确，就会使人陷入深水淹死；治理民众的君主用标准来表明政治原则，如果这种标准不明确，就会造成混乱。礼制就是治理民众的标准。违反了礼制，就是昏暗的社会；昏暗的社会，就会大乱。
礼者，表也。非礼，昏世也；昏世，大乱也。故道无不明，外内异表，隐显有常，民陷乃去。
A person wading through water uses signposts to indicate the depth; if these signposts are not clear, he may get into deep water and drown; a ruler governing the people uses criteria to indicate political principles; if these criteria are not clear, disorder will occur. Rites are the criteria for governing the people. Violate the rites and you will have a society of ignorance; in a society of ignorance, there will be great disorder.
<s>[INST] Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 礼者，表也。非礼，昏世也；昏世，大乱也。故道无不明，外内异表，隐显有常，民陷乃去。 [/INST] 在水中跋涉的人用标志来表明深度，如果这种标志不明确，就会使人陷入深水淹死；治理民众的君主用标准来表明政治原则，如果这种标准不明确，就会造成混乱。礼制就是治理民众的标准。违反了礼制，就是昏暗的社会；昏暗的社会，就会大乱。</s>
Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 礼者，表也。非礼，昏世也；昏世，大乱也。故道无不明，外内异表，隐显有常，民陷乃去。
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在水中跋涉的人用标志来表明深度，如果这种标志不明确，就会使人陷入深水淹死；治理民众的君主用标准来表明政治原则，如果这种标准不明确，就会造成混乱。礼制就是治理民众的标准。违反了礼制，就是昏暗的社会；昏暗的社会，就会大乱。
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