《明史·列传·卷九十四》
尚书颜颐寿等人不敢自持，改拟妖言律斩。
尚书颜颐寿等不敢自坚，改拟妖言律斩。
Minister Yan Yishou and others did not dare to make their own judgments and changed the proposal to beheading for uttering spiteful words.
<s>[INST] Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 尚书颜颐寿等不敢自坚，改拟妖言律斩。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 尚书颜颐寿等人不敢自持，改拟妖言律斩。 English Translation: Minister Yan Yishou and others did not dare to make their own judgments and changed the proposal to beheading for uttering spiteful words.</s>
Translate the given Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese, then provide an English translation that captures the nuances of both versions. Classical Chinese: 尚书颜颐寿等不敢自坚，改拟妖言律斩。
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Modern Chinese: 尚书颜颐寿等人不敢自持，改拟妖言律斩。 English Translation: Minister Yan Yishou and others did not dare to make their own judgments and changed the proposal to beheading for uttering spiteful words.
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