《韩非子·八说》
法律是用来制约事务的，事务是用来显示功效的。
法所以制事，事所以名功也。
The law is used to restrain actions, and actions are used to show efficacy.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 法所以制事，事所以名功也。 [/INST] Contemporary: 法律是用来制约事务的，事务是用来显示功效的。 English version: The law is used to restrain actions, and actions are used to show efficacy.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 法所以制事，事所以名功也。
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Contemporary: 法律是用来制约事务的，事务是用来显示功效的。 English version: The law is used to restrain actions, and actions are used to show efficacy.
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