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"1": "爲{wéi} 國家 者，見 惡{è} 如 農夫 之 務 去 草 焉。芟夷 蘊崇 之，絶 其 本-根，勿-使 能 殖，則 善-者 信{shēn} 矣。",
"2": "Those charged with the administration of a state or hereditary fief, on seeing evil deeds, acts like a peasant who is obliged to vigorously remove the weeds. He cuts them down, uproots them, collects every single one of them, and pile them up; he destroys their roots and stops them from propagating. Thus, the good ones can grow.",
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"expansion": "爲國家者，見惡如農夫之務去草焉。芟夷蘊崇之，絶其本根，勿使能殖，則善者信矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]为国家者，见恶如农夫之务去草焉。芟夷蕴崇之，绝其本根，勿使能殖，则善者信矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nWéi guójiā zhě, jiàn è rú nóngfū zhī wù qù cǎo yān. Shānyí yùnchóng zhī, jué qí běngēn, wùshǐ néng zhí, zé shànzhě shēn yǐ. [Pinyin]\nThose charged with the administration of a state or hereditary fief, on seeing evil deeds, acts like a peasant who is obliged to vigorously remove the weeds. He cuts them down, uproots them, collects every single one of them, and pile them up; he destroys their roots and stops them from propagating. Thus, the good ones can grow.",
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"2": "Those charged with the administration of a state or hereditary fief, on seeing evil deeds, acts like a peasant who is obliged to vigorously remove the weeds. He cuts them down, uproots them, collects every single one of them, and pile them up; he destroys their roots and stops them from propagating. Thus, the good ones can grow.",
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