《明史·志·卷六十九》
皇帝认为律条应该严格遵守，案例有增减，同一种情况而有两三个事例的，删定统一为好。
帝以律应恪遵，例有上下，事同而二三其例者，删定画一为是。
The emperor believed that laws should be strictly followed, and cases should be added or reduced. For the same situation, there should be two or three examples, and it is better to delete them and unify them.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 帝以律应恪遵，例有上下，事同而二三其例者，删定画一为是。 Modern: 皇帝认为律条应该严格遵守，案例有增减，同一种情况而有两三个事例的，删定统一为好。 [/INST] The emperor believed that laws should be strictly followed, and cases should be added or reduced. For the same situation, there should be two or three examples, and it is better to delete them and unify them.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 帝以律应恪遵，例有上下，事同而二三其例者，删定画一为是。 Modern: 皇帝认为律条应该严格遵守，案例有增减，同一种情况而有两三个事例的，删定统一为好。
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The emperor believed that laws should be strictly followed, and cases should be added or reduced. For the same situation, there should be two or three examples, and it is better to delete them and unify them.
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