《淮南子·主术训》
反过来，如果是贪婪残暴的君王，那么他可能是不停地骚扰百姓，侵夺吞没百姓的财物以满足他的无穷贪欲，这时，百姓们就无法承受天恩地德所赐的福利。
若贪主暴君，挠于其下，侵渔其民，以适无穷之欲，则百姓无以被天和而履地德矣。
Conversely, if the monarch is greedy and violent, he may constantly harass the people and seize their property to satisfy his endless greed, at which time the people will not be able to bear the benefits bestowed by heaven and earth.