《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪二十七》
即使这样做没能将蝗虫全部杀死，也要比养蝗虫造成灾害强。 
借使除之不尽，犹胜养以成灾。 
Even if doing so fails to kill all the locusts, it is better than raising locusts to cause disasters.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 借使除之不尽，犹胜养以成灾。  [/INST] Contemporary: 即使这样做没能将蝗虫全部杀死，也要比养蝗虫造成灾害强。  English version: Even if doing so fails to kill all the locusts, it is better than raising locusts to cause disasters.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 借使除之不尽，犹胜养以成灾。
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Contemporary: 即使这样做没能将蝗虫全部杀死，也要比养蝗虫造成灾害强。  English version: Even if doing so fails to kill all the locusts, it is better than raising locusts to cause disasters.
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