《论衡·卷二十三·间时篇》
天饮食时不吃人，所以帝王郊祭时不用人作牺牲。
天食不食人，故郊祭不以为牲。
Heaven doesn’t eat people when it eats, so the emperor doesn’t use people as sacrifices for the suburban sacrifices.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 天食不食人，故郊祭不以为牲。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 天饮食时不吃人，所以帝王郊祭时不用人作牺牲。 English: Heaven doesn’t eat people when it eats, so the emperor doesn’t use people as sacrifices for the suburban sacrifices.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 天食不食人，故郊祭不以为牲。
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Modern Chinese: 天饮食时不吃人，所以帝王郊祭时不用人作牺牲。 English: Heaven doesn’t eat people when it eats, so the emperor doesn’t use people as sacrifices for the suburban sacrifices.
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