《左传·襄公·襄公十五年》
献玉的人叩头告诉子罕说： 小人带着玉璧，不能够越过乡里，把它送给您是用来免于一死的。 
稽首而告曰： 小人怀璧，不可以越乡。纳此以请死也。 
The man who offered the jade kowtowed and told Zihan, "The kid brought the jade bi and could not cross the countryside, so he gave it to you to save his life."