《宋史·列传·卷一百九十七》
老百姓困于纳息，以至于以息为本，而息皆横取，民穷至上吊自杀。
民困于纳息，至以息为本，而息皆横取，民穷至自经。
The people are trapped in paying interest, resulting in the principal being based on interest, and the interest is taken out horizontally, and the people are poor to the point of hanging themselves and committing suicide.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 民困于纳息，至以息为本，而息皆横取，民穷至自经。 [/INST] The people are trapped in paying interest, resulting in the principal being based on interest, and the interest is taken out horizontally, and the people are poor to the point of hanging themselves and committing suicide.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 民困于纳息，至以息为本，而息皆横取，民穷至自经。
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The people are trapped in paying interest, resulting in the principal being based on interest, and the interest is taken out horizontally, and the people are poor to the point of hanging themselves and committing suicide.
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