《史记·七十列传·商君列传》
卫鞅说： 新法不能顺利推行，是因为上层人触犯它。 
卫鞅曰： 法之不行，自上犯之。 
Wei Yang said: The new law cannot be implemented smoothly because people at the higher levels have violated it.
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 卫鞅曰： 法之不行，自上犯之。  [/INST] Modern Chinese: 卫鞅说： 新法不能顺利推行，是因为上层人触犯它。  English: Wei Yang said: The new law cannot be implemented smoothly because people at the higher levels have violated it.</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 卫鞅曰： 法之不行，自上犯之。
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Modern Chinese: 卫鞅说： 新法不能顺利推行，是因为上层人触犯它。  English: Wei Yang said: The new law cannot be implemented smoothly because people at the higher levels have violated it.
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