《论衡·卷二十九·对作篇》
仓颉造的文字，社会上用来纪事；仲奚造的车，社会上用来运载；伯余发明的衣服，人们用来防御寒暑；桀发明的用瓦盖屋，人们用来躲避风雨。
仓颉之书，世以纪事；奚仲之车，世以自载；伯余之衣，以辟寒暑；桀之瓦屋，以辟风雨。
Cangjie created characters that society uses to chronicle events; Zhong Xi invented the cart that society uses for transport; Boyu invented clothes that people use to shield themselves from the cold and heat; Jie invented the idea of using tiles to roof houses to protect them from the wind and rain.