《汉书·志·食货志上》
英明的君王根据才能授予官职，四种人根据自己的力量承受职责，所以朝廷没有荒废的官员，城邑没有闲游的人，地上没有荒芜的田地。
圣王量能授事，四民陈力受职，故朝亡废官，邑亡敖民，地亡旷土。
Wise kings grant official posts based on ability, the four classes of people bear responsibilities based on their strength, therefore the court has no idle officials, the cities have no idle people, and the land has no uncultivated fields.