《北史·列传·卷六十九》
李业兴就说某日某处能够获胜。李业兴对亲近的人说： 他若是取胜了，自然赏赐我；他若是遭到失败，怎么能怪罪我？ 
业兴曰某日某处胜，谓所亲曰： 彼若告胜，自然赏吾；彼若凶败，安能罪吾？ 
Li Yexing said that he would win somewhere on a certain day. Li Yexing said to someone close to him: "If he wins, he will naturally reward me; if he fails, how can he blame me?"