《墨子·27章 天志(中)》
现在天下的人说道： 应当天子比诸侯尊贵，诸侯比大夫尊贵，这是确然明白知道的。
今天下之人曰： 当若天子之贵诸侯，诸侯之贵大夫，傐明知之。
Now, the people under Heaven say that: the emperor should be esteemed more than the feudal vassals, the feudal vassals should be esteemed more than the grand masters, this is what is certainly known clearly.