《淮南子·时则训》
他们的政令是：谨慎小心使用刑法，诛杀者必是死有余辜者，防备盗贼，禁绝奸邪，整治地方不正官员，慎重积聚收藏，修建城郭，填补河道决口堤防漏洞，阻塞旁径小道，遏止阻绝泛滥洪水，堵填废弃沟渠而不使流水进入，还壅堵山涧，防守城门，陈列各种兵器，选任百官，严惩不法之徒。
其令曰：审用法，诛必辜，备盗贼，禁奸邪，饰群牧，谨著聚，修城郭，补决窦，塞蹊径，遏沟渎，止流水，雝谿谷，守门闾，陈兵甲，选百官，诛不法。
Their policies are: to use criminal law carefully, to kill only those who deserve to die, to guard against thieves, to prohibit treacherous evils, to rectify dishonest local officials, to accumulate and collect carefully, to build cities, to plug gaps in river courses and dams, to block side roads trails, to prevent floods, to block abandoned ditches and prevent water from entering, to block mountain streams, to defend city gates, to display various weapons, to select officials, and to punish lawbreakers severely.