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近几十年来，州郡玩忽职守，又想避免对疑案须请示廷尉的麻烦，常托疾病，多死在牢狱。
顷数十岁以来，州郡玩习，又欲避请谳之烦，辄托疾病，多死牢狱。
In recent decades, the counties and prefectures have neglected their duties and wanted to avoid the trouble of consulting the Tingwei for suspicious cases. They often pretended to be sick and died in prison.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 顷数十岁以来，州郡玩习，又欲避请谳之烦，辄托疾病，多死牢狱。 [/INST] Contemporary: 近几十年来，州郡玩忽职守，又想避免对疑案须请示廷尉的麻烦，常托疾病，多死在牢狱。 English version: In recent decades, the counties and prefectures have neglected their duties and wanted to avoid the trouble of consulting the Tingwei for suspicious cases. They often pretended to be sick and died in prison.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 顷数十岁以来，州郡玩习，又欲避请谳之烦，辄托疾病，多死牢狱。
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Contemporary: 近几十年来，州郡玩忽职守，又想避免对疑案须请示廷尉的麻烦，常托疾病，多死在牢狱。 English version: In recent decades, the counties and prefectures have neglected their duties and wanted to avoid the trouble of consulting the Tingwei for suspicious cases. They often pretended to be sick and died in prison.
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