《汉书·传·盖诸葛刘郑孙毋将何传》
如果他能采纳王生的话一直到老，他就接近古代的贤臣了。
若采王生之言以终其身，斯近古之贤臣矣。
If he could have followed Wang Sheng's advice until he was old, he would have been close to the賢臣 of ancient times.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 若采王生之言以终其身，斯近古之贤臣矣。 [/INST] Contemporary: 如果他能采纳王生的话一直到老，他就接近古代的贤臣了。 English version: If he could have followed Wang Sheng's advice until he was old, he would have been close to the賢臣 of ancient times.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 若采王生之言以终其身，斯近古之贤臣矣。
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Contemporary: 如果他能采纳王生的话一直到老，他就接近古代的贤臣了。 English version: If he could have followed Wang Sheng's advice until he was old, he would have been close to the賢臣 of ancient times.
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