《史记·八书·礼书》
周朝军队一到，纣王的命令无人奉行，百姓不为所用，这难道是号令不严、刑罚不峻吗？
然而周师至，而令不行乎下，不能用其民。是岂令不严，刑不陖哉？
When the Zhou army arrived, no one obeyed Zhou's orders, and the people did not obey them. Is it because the orders were not strict enough or the punishments were not severe enough?
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 然而周师至，而令不行乎下，不能用其民。是岂令不严，刑不陖哉？ [/INST] When the Zhou army arrived, no one obeyed Zhou's orders, and the people did not obey them. Is it because the orders were not strict enough or the punishments were not severe enough?</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 然而周师至，而令不行乎下，不能用其民。是岂令不严，刑不陖哉？
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When the Zhou army arrived, no one obeyed Zhou's orders, and the people did not obey them. Is it because the orders were not strict enough or the punishments were not severe enough?
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