《金史·列传·卷四十六》
其他树木砍掉，而桑枣和房屋上，不都是木头吗？这个办法徒劳而无功。
他木虽伐，桑枣舍屋独非木乎，此殆徒劳。
All trees other than mulberry and jujube trees are cut down, but aren’t the houses also made of wood? This measure is both ineffective and useless.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 他木虽伐，桑枣舍屋独非木乎，此殆徒劳。 Updated: 其他树木砍掉，而桑枣和房屋上，不都是木头吗？这个办法徒劳而无功。 [/INST] All trees other than mulberry and jujube trees are cut down, but aren’t the houses also made of wood? This measure is both ineffective and useless.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 他木虽伐，桑枣舍屋独非木乎，此殆徒劳。 Updated: 其他树木砍掉，而桑枣和房屋上，不都是木头吗？这个办法徒劳而无功。
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All trees other than mulberry and jujube trees are cut down, but aren’t the houses also made of wood? This measure is both ineffective and useless.
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