《汉书·传·何武王嘉师丹传》
明知顺从不违逆圣旨，能够得以一刻容身，而不敢顺从的原因，是想报答您的厚恩啊。 
知顺指不迕，可得容身须臾，所以不敢者，思报厚恩也。 
Knowing that obeying and not defying the imperial edict would allow me to survive a moment longer, the reason I did not dare obey is because I wanted to repay your great kindness.
<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: 知顺指不迕，可得容身须臾，所以不敢者，思报厚恩也。  Modern: 明知顺从不违逆圣旨，能够得以一刻容身，而不敢顺从的原因，是想报答您的厚恩啊。  [/INST] Knowing that obeying and not defying the imperial edict would allow me to survive a moment longer, the reason I did not dare obey is because I wanted to repay your great kindness.</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: 知顺指不迕，可得容身须臾，所以不敢者，思报厚恩也。  Modern: 明知顺从不违逆圣旨，能够得以一刻容身，而不敢顺从的原因，是想报答您的厚恩啊。
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Knowing that obeying and not defying the imperial edict would allow me to survive a moment longer, the reason I did not dare obey is because I wanted to repay your great kindness.
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