《论衡·卷十四·状留篇》
因此，做官没有得到应有地位，难以了解他的品德；得到了应得的地位，又难以考察他的不贤。
故夫仕宦，失地难以观德；得地难以察不肖。
Therefore, if an official does not get the position he deserves, it is difficult to understand his virtue; if he gets the position he deserves, it is difficult to examine his incompetence.