《宋史·列传·卷一百五十六》
不敢省兵，取决于他人；不忍省后宫，取决于陛下。
不敢省者，事在他人；不忍省者，在陛下。
Not daring to save money for soldiers depends on others; being reluctant to save money for the harem depends on His Majesty.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 不敢省者，事在他人；不忍省者，在陛下。 [/INST] Not daring to save money for soldiers depends on others; being reluctant to save money for the harem depends on His Majesty.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 不敢省者，事在他人；不忍省者，在陛下。
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Not daring to save money for soldiers depends on others; being reluctant to save money for the harem depends on His Majesty.
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