《元史·列传·卷五十五》
然而，生财的基础没有了，搜刮钱财的方法又有何用？
然其生财之本既已不存，敛财之方复何所赖？
However, once the foundation for generating wealth is gone, what use is there in devising ways to gather money?
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 然其生财之本既已不存，敛财之方复何所赖？ Modern: 然而，生财的基础没有了，搜刮钱财的方法又有何用？ [/INST] However, once the foundation for generating wealth is gone, what use is there in devising ways to gather money?</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 然其生财之本既已不存，敛财之方复何所赖？ Modern: 然而，生财的基础没有了，搜刮钱财的方法又有何用？
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However, once the foundation for generating wealth is gone, what use is there in devising ways to gather money?
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