《容斋随笔·卷十一·何进高叡》
从这里可以知道，背上肋下的毒疮，不能不及早割除；猛兽掉入陷阱，养着它就会使自身遭受伤害。
乃知背胁瘭疽，决之不可不速；虎狼在阱，养之则自贻害。
From this we can learn that a boil on the back or under the rib should be cut off in time, and a beast falling into a trap will hurt itself if it is kept.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 乃知背胁瘭疽，决之不可不速；虎狼在阱，养之则自贻害。 [/INST] From this we can learn that a boil on the back or under the rib should be cut off in time, and a beast falling into a trap will hurt itself if it is kept.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 乃知背胁瘭疽，决之不可不速；虎狼在阱，养之则自贻害。
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From this we can learn that a boil on the back or under the rib should be cut off in time, and a beast falling into a trap will hurt itself if it is kept.
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