《汉书·传·循吏传》
龚遂便说： 我听说胶西王有一个善于谄媚的臣子叫侯得，胶西王的所作所为明明和夏桀、商纣一样，侯得却说与尧、舜相同。
曰： 臣闻胶西王有谀臣侯得，王所为拟于桀、纣也，得以为尧、舜也。
Gong Sui said: “I heard that the King of Jiaoxi had a cunning minister named Hou De. The King of Jiaoxi’s actions were no different from Xia Jie and Shang Zhou, but Hou De said he was like Yao and Shun.”