《战国策·燕二·燕饥赵将伐之》
您如果能听我的话，就去劝说赵王： 过去吴国讨伐齐国，是因为齐国闹饥荒，可是没有等到伐齐取得成功，弱小的越国就趁吴国疲惫之机打败了吴国而称霸一方。
公听吾言而说赵王曰： 昔者吴伐齐，为其饥也，伐齐未必胜也，而弱越乘其弊以霸。
Should you heed my words, go and persuade the King of Zhao that: when the State of Wu launched an expedition against the State of Qi, it was because Qi was stricken with famine. However, before Wu could conquer Qi, the feeble state of Yue seized the opportunity to defeat the weary state of Wu and claim supremacy.