《颜氏家训·归心篇》
为儿子娶媳妇，恨媳妇的嫁妆太少，仗著自己当公婆的尊贵身份，心性如毒蝎，对媳妇恶意辱骂，不懂得忌讳，甚至谩骂侮辱媳妇的父母，这反而是教媳妇不孝自己，也不顾她的怨恨。
为子娶妇，恨其生资不足，倚作舅始之尊，蛇虺其性，毒口加诬，不识忌讳，骂辱妇之父母，却成教妇不孝己身，不顾他恨。
To marry a daughter-in-law for their son, they hate that the daughter-in-law's dowry is too small, and relying on their own noble status as in-laws, they are as venomous as scorpions, and they maliciously insult their daughter-in-law, not knowing what is forbidden, and even scolding and insulting their daughter-in-law's parents. This is teaching the daughter-in-law to be unfilial to herself, and she does not care about her resentment.