《汉书·传·王莽传上》
报偿应与功德相称，不相称的就不是报偿。
报当知之，不如非报也。
The reward should be commensurate with the merit, and what is not commensurate is not a reward.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 报当知之，不如非报也。 [/INST] The reward should be commensurate with the merit, and what is not commensurate is not a reward.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 报当知之，不如非报也。
user
The reward should be commensurate with the merit, and what is not commensurate is not a reward.
assistant