《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪九》
尚书左丞刘坦给朝廷上言： 古代养老，以不使任职为好，并不把任职视为看重他，所以说应当尊重刘自己的安排。 
尚书左丞刘坦上言： 古之养老，以不事为忧，不以吏之为重，谓宜听实所守。 
Liu Tan, the Left Chancellor of the Ministry of War, gave a memorial to the court: In ancient times, people respected retirement and not being appointed to office. They did not see that as a slight, so they said that Liu's wishes should be respected.
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 尚书左丞刘坦上言： 古之养老，以不事为忧，不以吏之为重，谓宜听实所守。  [/INST] Modern Chinese: 尚书左丞刘坦给朝廷上言： 古代养老，以不使任职为好，并不把任职视为看重他，所以说应当尊重刘自己的安排。  English: Liu Tan, the Left Chancellor of the Ministry of War, gave a memorial to the court: In ancient times, people respected retirement and not being appointed to office. They did not see that as a slight, so they said that Liu's wishes should be respected.</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 尚书左丞刘坦上言： 古之养老，以不事为忧，不以吏之为重，谓宜听实所守。
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Modern Chinese: 尚书左丞刘坦给朝廷上言： 古代养老，以不使任职为好，并不把任职视为看重他，所以说应当尊重刘自己的安排。  English: Liu Tan, the Left Chancellor of the Ministry of War, gave a memorial to the court: In ancient times, people respected retirement and not being appointed to office. They did not see that as a slight, so they said that Liu's wishes should be respected.
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