《礼记·曾子问》
曾子间道： 大夫的宗庙之祭，各种祭品都已准备妥当，但却不能进行到底，以至中途而废，导致这种情况出现的原因有哪些？ 孔子答道： 原因有九。 
曾子问曰： 大夫之祭，鼎俎既陈，笾豆既设，不得成礼，废者几？ 孔子曰： 九。 
Zisi asked: The Zongmiao (ancestral temple) sacrifice of a Lord was provided with a full set of ritual instruments, yet it could not be completed but was abandoned halfway. What are the reasons for such a situation? Confucius replied: There are nine reasons.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 曾子问曰： 大夫之祭，鼎俎既陈，笾豆既设，不得成礼，废者几？ 孔子曰： 九。  [/INST] Contemporary: 曾子间道： 大夫的宗庙之祭，各种祭品都已准备妥当，但却不能进行到底，以至中途而废，导致这种情况出现的原因有哪些？ 孔子答道： 原因有九。  English version: Zisi asked: The Zongmiao (ancestral temple) sacrifice of a Lord was provided with a full set of ritual instruments, yet it could not be completed but was abandoned halfway. What are the reasons for such a situation? Confucius replied: There are nine reasons.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 曾子问曰： 大夫之祭，鼎俎既陈，笾豆既设，不得成礼，废者几？ 孔子曰： 九。
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Contemporary: 曾子间道： 大夫的宗庙之祭，各种祭品都已准备妥当，但却不能进行到底，以至中途而废，导致这种情况出现的原因有哪些？ 孔子答道： 原因有九。  English version: Zisi asked: The Zongmiao (ancestral temple) sacrifice of a Lord was provided with a full set of ritual instruments, yet it could not be completed but was abandoned halfway. What are the reasons for such a situation? Confucius replied: There are nine reasons.
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