zōu邹yǔ与lǔ鲁hòng哄　。mù穆gōng公wèn问yuē曰　：　“wú吾yǒu有sī司sǐ死zhě者sān三shí十sān三rén人　，ér而mín民mò莫zhī之sǐ死yě也　”　。zhū诛zhī之　，zé则bù不kě可shèng胜zhū诛　；bù不zhū诛　，zé则jí疾shì视qí其zhǎng长shàng上zhī之sǐ死ér而bú不jiù救　．rú如zhī之hé何zé则kě可yě也　？　”

　　　　mèng孟zǐ子duì对yuē曰　：　“xiōng凶niān年jī饥suì岁　，jūn君zhī之mín民lǎo老ruò弱zhuǎn转hū乎gōu沟hè壑　，zhuàng壮zhě者sàn散ér而zhī之sì四fāng方zhě者　，jī几qiān千rén人yǐ矣　；ér而jūn君zhī之cāng仓lǐn廪shí实　，fǔ府kù库chōng充　，yǒu有sī司mò莫yǐ以gào告　，shì是shàng上màn慢ér而cán残xià下yě也　。zēng曾zǐ子yuē曰　：　‘jiè戒zhī之jiè戒zhī之　！chū出hū乎ěr尔zhě者　，fǎn反hū乎ěr尔zhě者yě也　。　’fú夫mín民jīn今ér而hòu后dé得fǎn反zhī之yě也　。jūn君wú无yóu尤yān焉　！jūn君xíng行rén仁zhèng政　，sī斯mín民qīn亲qí其shàng上　，sǐ死qí其zhǎng长yǐ矣　。　”