《三略·上略》
《军谶》上说：喜爱好人而不任用，厌恶坏人而不贬斥，有才有德的人被迫隐退，品行恶劣的人却当权执政，这样国家必会深受其害。
《军谶》曰： 善善不进，恶恶不退；贤者隐蔽，不肖在位；国受其害。 
The War Oracle says: Favoring good people but not employing them, disliking bad people but not demoting them, talented and virtuous people are forced into hiding, while the wicked are in power, the country will suffer greatly.