《梁书·本纪·卷二》
举行燔柴升烟祭天之礼，充当举荐能人之君，继承历代君王之踪迹，统治天下，如涉大河，不知如何渡过。
执禋柴之礼，当与能之祚，继迹百王，君临四海，若涉大川，罔知攸济。
Holding the ceremony of offering burnt firewood to smoke the sky, and acting as a gentleman who recommends capable people, to inherit the footsteps of the past kings and rule the world, is like wading through a big river without knowing how to cross it.