《汉书·传·霍光金日磾传》
当这些人被拉出去处死的时候，都在街道中哭泣呼喊道： 当断不断，反受其乱。 
出死，号呼市中曰： 当断不断，反受其乱。 
When these people were taken out to be executed, they all cried and shouted in the streets: If something that should be done is not done, it will lead to chaos. 
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 出死，号呼市中曰： 当断不断，反受其乱。  [/INST] When these people were taken out to be executed, they all cried and shouted in the streets: If something that should be done is not done, it will lead to chaos. </s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 出死，号呼市中曰： 当断不断，反受其乱。
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When these people were taken out to be executed, they all cried and shouted in the streets: If something that should be done is not done, it will lead to chaos.
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