《论衡·卷十·刺孟篇》
金子送来了，或者接受或者不接受，都是有缘故的，并不是接受的时候就表示自己贪财，当不接受的时候就表示自己不贪财。
夫金归或受或不受，皆有故。非受之时已贪，当不受之时己不贪也。
Gold was offered to him, and whether he accept it or not, there is a reason to do so. It is not that accepting it means he is greedy, or rejecting it means he is not greedy. 
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 夫金归或受或不受，皆有故。非受之时已贪，当不受之时己不贪也。 [/INST] Contemporary: 金子送来了，或者接受或者不接受，都是有缘故的，并不是接受的时候就表示自己贪财，当不接受的时候就表示自己不贪财。 English version: Gold was offered to him, and whether he accept it or not, there is a reason to do so. It is not that accepting it means he is greedy, or rejecting it means he is not greedy. </s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 夫金归或受或不受，皆有故。非受之时已贪，当不受之时己不贪也。
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Contemporary: 金子送来了，或者接受或者不接受，都是有缘故的，并不是接受的时候就表示自己贪财，当不接受的时候就表示自己不贪财。 English version: Gold was offered to him, and whether he accept it or not, there is a reason to do so. It is not that accepting it means he is greedy, or rejecting it means he is not greedy.
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