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所以，俗话说： 画地为牢，没有人敢上朝议政；刻木人为吏，必定无人敢对策 。
故俗语曰： 画地为狱，议不入；刻木为吏，期不对。 
Therefore, the common saying goes: If you mark out a boundary and imprison someone, no one will dare to come to court to discuss the government; if you carve a piece of wood to represent an official, you can be certain that no one will dare to make a counterproposal.
<s>[INST] Translate to English, please: 故俗语曰： 画地为狱，议不入；刻木为吏，期不对。  [/INST] Therefore, the common saying goes: If you mark out a boundary and imprison someone, no one will dare to come to court to discuss the government; if you carve a piece of wood to represent an official, you can be certain that no one will dare to make a counterproposal.</s>
Translate to English, please: 故俗语曰： 画地为狱，议不入；刻木为吏，期不对。
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Therefore, the common saying goes: If you mark out a boundary and imprison someone, no one will dare to come to court to discuss the government; if you carve a piece of wood to represent an official, you can be certain that no one will dare to make a counterproposal.
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