《明史·列传·卷五十二》
近来男女出家之人累计千百万，不耕种不织造，蚕食百姓资财。
近男女出家累百千万，不耕不织，蚕食民间。
“Recently, the number of men and women who have become Buddhist monks has reached into the millions. They do not farm or sew, and they eat up the people’s wealth.”
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 近男女出家累百千万，不耕不织，蚕食民间。 Modern: 近来男女出家之人累计千百万，不耕种不织造，蚕食百姓资财。 [/INST] “Recently, the number of men and women who have become Buddhist monks has reached into the millions. They do not farm or sew, and they eat up the people’s wealth.”</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 近男女出家累百千万，不耕不织，蚕食民间。 Modern: 近来男女出家之人累计千百万，不耕种不织造，蚕食百姓资财。
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“Recently, the number of men and women who have become Buddhist monks has reached into the millions. They do not farm or sew, and they eat up the people’s wealth.”
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