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如果权势分散于臣下，命令就无法推行；法度政令产生于臣下，百姓就不会听命。
故威势分于臣则令不行，法政出于臣则民不听。
If power is distributed among ministers, orders cannot be carried out; if laws and administrative orders originate from ministers, the people will not obey them.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 故威势分于臣则令不行，法政出于臣则民不听。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 如果权势分散于臣下，命令就无法推行；法度政令产生于臣下，百姓就不会听命。 English: If power is distributed among ministers, orders cannot be carried out; if laws and administrative orders originate from ministers, the people will not obey them.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 故威势分于臣则令不行，法政出于臣则民不听。
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Modern Chinese: 如果权势分散于臣下，命令就无法推行；法度政令产生于臣下，百姓就不会听命。 English: If power is distributed among ministers, orders cannot be carried out; if laws and administrative orders originate from ministers, the people will not obey them.
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