《幼学琼林·卷三·人事》
凡事死守教条不知变通，徒然死读父亲的兵书。凡事自以为聪明，固守成见。
不知通变，曰徒读父书；自作聪明，曰徒执己见。
Always sticking to dogmas and being unwilling to change, only knowing how to study one's father's military books. Thinking oneself clever and stubbornly sticking to one's own opinions.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 不知通变，曰徒读父书；自作聪明，曰徒执己见。 Updated: 凡事死守教条不知变通，徒然死读父亲的兵书。凡事自以为聪明，固守成见。 [/INST] Always sticking to dogmas and being unwilling to change, only knowing how to study one's father's military books. Thinking oneself clever and stubbornly sticking to one's own opinions.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 不知通变，曰徒读父书；自作聪明，曰徒执己见。 Updated: 凡事死守教条不知变通，徒然死读父亲的兵书。凡事自以为聪明，固守成见。
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Always sticking to dogmas and being unwilling to change, only knowing how to study one's father's military books. Thinking oneself clever and stubbornly sticking to one's own opinions.
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