《论衡·卷二十三·薄葬篇》
因此社会上鄙陋无知轻信祸福的人，怕得罪死人而不怕违背道理，只看重死人而不顾全活人，耗尽财产以侍奉鬼神，不惜倾家荡产办理丧事。
是以世俗轻愚信祸福者，畏死不惧义，重死不顾生，竭财以事神，空家以送终。
As a result, vulgar and ignorant people who believe in superstitions in society, are afraid of offending the dead but are not afraid of going against reason, only value the dead but not the living, waste their property to serve ghosts and gods, and spare no effort to hold funerals.