《墨子·22章 节用(下)》
即是：天下贫穷，就设法使之富足；人民稀少，就设法使之增多；人多混乱，就设法治理。
曰：天下贫，则从事乎富之；人民寡，则从事乎众之；众而乱，则从事乎治之。
That is: if the world is poor, they will try to make it rich; if the population is small, they will try to increase it; if there are too many people and it is chaotic, they will try to govern it.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 曰：天下贫，则从事乎富之；人民寡，则从事乎众之；众而乱，则从事乎治之。 [/INST] Contemporary: 即是：天下贫穷，就设法使之富足；人民稀少，就设法使之增多；人多混乱，就设法治理。 English version: That is: if the world is poor, they will try to make it rich; if the population is small, they will try to increase it; if there are too many people and it is chaotic, they will try to govern it.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 曰：天下贫，则从事乎富之；人民寡，则从事乎众之；众而乱，则从事乎治之。
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Contemporary: 即是：天下贫穷，就设法使之富足；人民稀少，就设法使之增多；人多混乱，就设法治理。 English version: That is: if the world is poor, they will try to make it rich; if the population is small, they will try to increase it; if there are too many people and it is chaotic, they will try to govern it.
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