《史记·七十列传·酷吏列传》
所以盗贼更加多起来，上下互相隐瞒，玩弄文辞，逃避法律制裁。
故盗贼浸多，上下相为匿，以文辞避法焉。
Therefore the pirates became even more numerous, and the higher and lower officials concealed it from one another, and bandied words about, evading prosecution at law.
<s>[INST] Translate to English, please: 故盗贼浸多，上下相为匿，以文辞避法焉。 [/INST] Therefore the pirates became even more numerous, and the higher and lower officials concealed it from one another, and bandied words about, evading prosecution at law.</s>
Translate to English, please: 故盗贼浸多，上下相为匿，以文辞避法焉。
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Therefore the pirates became even more numerous, and the higher and lower officials concealed it from one another, and bandied words about, evading prosecution at law.
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