《论衡·卷十二·程材篇》
文吏以处理事务占优势，在忠诚正直方面欠缺；儒生以保持节操占优势，在处理文职事务方面欠缺。
文吏以事胜，以忠负；儒生以节优，以职劣。
Bureaucrats had an advantage in handling affairs, but were deficient in loyalty and integrity; Confucian scholars had an advantage in maintaining integrity, but were deficient in handling clerical affairs.