《汉书·传·韦贤传》
以前我被削官夺爵时，害怕不能做到这样的高位；现在我做了丞相，却十分担忧恐惧。
昔我之队，畏不此居，今我度兹，戚戚其惧。
Previously, when I was stripped of my official titles and nobility, I was afraid that I would never reach such a high position; now that I have become the Chancellor, I am extremely worried and fearful.