《资治通鉴·魏纪·魏纪一》
所以尺管夏、商、周三代的末期已经衰落，以及战国时期，七雄争霸，全国混乱，也没有人在十天半月之内就脱去孝服，在必须回庙堂哭祭已故父母的日子里扔掉丧杖。
故虽三季之末，七雄之敝，犹未有废衰斩于旬朔之间，释麻杖于反哭之日者也。
Thus, by the end of the three dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou, it had deteriorated, and during the Warring States, when the seven heroes fought for power and the whole country was in chaos, no one would take off their mourning clothes within ten or fifteen days, or throw away their mourning staffs on the day they must return to the temple to weep and offer sacrifices to their late parents.