《旧唐书·列传·卷七十三》
班宏生性刚强任性，听了人挑拨的话，又怀恨窦参说话不算话，处理公务多不听窦参的。
宏性刚愎，为人间之，且怒食言，公事多异。
Ban was headstrong and willful. Having heard people gossiping and being resentful that Dou Cen had gone back on his word, he often failed to follow Dou Cen's instructions when dealing with official matters.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 宏性刚愎，为人间之，且怒食言，公事多异。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 班宏生性刚强任性，听了人挑拨的话，又怀恨窦参说话不算话，处理公务多不听窦参的。 English: Ban was headstrong and willful. Having heard people gossiping and being resentful that Dou Cen had gone back on his word, he often failed to follow Dou Cen's instructions when dealing with official matters.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 宏性刚愎，为人间之，且怒食言，公事多异。
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Modern Chinese: 班宏生性刚强任性，听了人挑拨的话，又怀恨窦参说话不算话，处理公务多不听窦参的。 English: Ban was headstrong and willful. Having heard people gossiping and being resentful that Dou Cen had gone back on his word, he often failed to follow Dou Cen's instructions when dealing with official matters.
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