《管子·明法解》
所以，明法》篇说： 官之失其治也，是主以誉为赏，而以毁为罚也。 
故《明法》曰： 官之失其治也，是主以誉为赏而以毁为罚也。 
Therefore, the chapter on “Making Laws Clear” states: “The reason that officials fail to govern well is that the ruler rewards people based on their reputations and punishes them based on slanders.”
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 故《明法》曰： 官之失其治也，是主以誉为赏而以毁为罚也。  [/INST] Therefore, the chapter on “Making Laws Clear” states: “The reason that officials fail to govern well is that the ruler rewards people based on their reputations and punishes them based on slanders.”</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 故《明法》曰： 官之失其治也，是主以誉为赏而以毁为罚也。
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Therefore, the chapter on “Making Laws Clear” states: “The reason that officials fail to govern well is that the ruler rewards people based on their reputations and punishes them based on slanders.”
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