《陈书·列传·卷二十五》
其时有沈客卿的，是吴兴郡武康人，为人阿谀逢迎残忍冷酷，任中书舍人，每每立异端，惟以侵害百姓为能事，由此而自进。
时有沈客卿者，吴兴武康人，性便佞忍酷，为中书舍人，每立异端，唯以刻削百姓为事，由是自进。
At that time, there was Shen Keqing, a native of Wukang of Wuxing Commandery. He was a cruel and unprincipled flatterer. He became a secretary in the Ministry of the Center and was always seeking to do different things. He was able to progress by harming the people.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 时有沈客卿者，吴兴武康人，性便佞忍酷，为中书舍人，每立异端，唯以刻削百姓为事，由是自进。 [/INST] Contemporary: 其时有沈客卿的，是吴兴郡武康人，为人阿谀逢迎残忍冷酷，任中书舍人，每每立异端，惟以侵害百姓为能事，由此而自进。 English version: At that time, there was Shen Keqing, a native of Wukang of Wuxing Commandery. He was a cruel and unprincipled flatterer. He became a secretary in the Ministry of the Center and was always seeking to do different things. He was able to progress by harming the people.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 时有沈客卿者，吴兴武康人，性便佞忍酷，为中书舍人，每立异端，唯以刻削百姓为事，由是自进。
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Contemporary: 其时有沈客卿的，是吴兴郡武康人，为人阿谀逢迎残忍冷酷，任中书舍人，每每立异端，惟以侵害百姓为能事，由此而自进。 English version: At that time, there was Shen Keqing, a native of Wukang of Wuxing Commandery. He was a cruel and unprincipled flatterer. He became a secretary in the Ministry of the Center and was always seeking to do different things. He was able to progress by harming the people.
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