折疑論 3.160

English (machine translation) 3.160

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3.160

Gaoyao could penalize thieves and profligates, but could not transform greedy men into Boyi and Shuqi; (The pronunciation of 陶 is *yáo*. He was a worthy minister of Shun. Although he had the talent to settle lawsuits with a single word, he could not exhort and transform the crowd of thieves and profligates in prison into the righteous deference of Boyi and Shuqi.)

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折疑論 — Classical Chinese