《孟子·万章章句上·第五节》
万章说： 冒昧地请问，向上天推荐，而上天接受了；介绍给老百姓，老百姓也接受了，这怎么样说？ 
曰： 敢问荐之于天而天受之，暴之于民而民受之，如何？ 
Wan Zhang said: I venture to ask how it was that when he was displayed to Heaven, Heaven accepted him, and when he was displayed to the people below, the people accepted him?