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且靈王之奢也。起章華之臺室。盡人間之富貴。金珠佩玉。粲飾其間。藏歌舞悅美人。廢國政恣驕奢。不其亡身。其何耶（若是貪淫嗜樂。不至於廢國亡身者更在何耶）。

Furthermore, such was the extravagance of King Ling [of Chu] that he raised the terraces and chambers of Zhanghua, exhausting the wealth and rank of the human world. Gold, pearls, and pendant jades brilliantly adorned them. He kept songs and dances to delight beauties, neglected state governance, and indulged in haughty extravagance. Did this not destroy his person? What else could it do? (If one is lustful, greedy, and addicted to pleasure like this, how could it not come to neglecting the state and destroying oneself?)