《论衡·卷二十三·薄葬篇》
他们并不是不知道把殉葬品放在棺内没有好处，而是受奢侈之心的影响在外表上相互炫耀，讲究排场。
非知其内无益，而奢侈之心外相慕也。
They were not unaware of the fact that putting funeral objects in the coffin would do no good, but were instead influenced by extravagant desires to show off outwardly and make a big show. 
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 非知其内无益，而奢侈之心外相慕也。 [/INST] Contemporary: 他们并不是不知道把殉葬品放在棺内没有好处，而是受奢侈之心的影响在外表上相互炫耀，讲究排场。 English version: They were not unaware of the fact that putting funeral objects in the coffin would do no good, but were instead influenced by extravagant desires to show off outwardly and make a big show. </s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 非知其内无益，而奢侈之心外相慕也。
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Contemporary: 他们并不是不知道把殉葬品放在棺内没有好处，而是受奢侈之心的影响在外表上相互炫耀，讲究排场。 English version: They were not unaware of the fact that putting funeral objects in the coffin would do no good, but were instead influenced by extravagant desires to show off outwardly and make a big show.
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