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二十有三年春，齊侯伐宋，圍閔。伐國不言圍邑，此其言圍何也？不正其以惡報惡也。 |
| | In the twenty-third year of his reign, spring, Lord Qi attacked Song and besieged Min. When attacking a state, it is not mentioned that a town was surrounded; why then does this text mention surrounding a town? It is to indicate disapproval of repaying evil with further evil.
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夏，五月庚寅，宋公茲父卒。茲父之不葬何也？失民也。其失民何也？以其不教民戰，則是棄其師也。為人君而棄其師，其民孰以為君哉！ |
| | In summer, on the Gengyin day of the fifth month, Duke Zifu of Song died. Why was Zifu not buried? Because he had lost the people's support. Why did he lose the people's support? Because he failed to train his people in warfare, which is equivalent to abandoning his army. As a ruler who abandons his army, how could the people regard him as their sovereign!
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秋，楚人伐陳。 |
| | In autumn, the Chu people attacked Chen.
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冬，十有一月，杞子卒。 |
| | In winter, on the eleventh month, Zi of Qi died.
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