《水经注·卷十四》
《诗经》说：动工了，莫急躁。《周易》说：人民忘记了劳累。指的就是这种情况吧。于是垂相御史官署里的文武官员，联想到秦国人民追思郑国开渠的功绩，魏国人民为西门豹立祠的举动，因而也十分钦仰这件利民的善政，觉得应当追述这项工程的成就。
于是二府文武之士，感秦国思郑渠之绩，魏人置豹祀之义，乃遇慕仁政，追述成功。
The Book of Poetry says: "When you start working, don't be impatient." The Book of Changes says: "The people forget their fatigue." This probably refers to this situation. The civil and military officials of the Pichang Yushi Office, inspired by the Qin people's commemoration of the achievements of Zheng Guo in building the canal and the Wei people's act of building a temple for Ximen Leopard, also admired this benevolent policy that benefited the people and felt that the achievements of this project should be recorded.