《宋书·列传·卷七十一》
葬礼过后，又被授予前面的官职，他上表坚决辞谢，又到廷尉那里去请罪，皇上诏令狱官不得接受，这之后他接受了任命。
过葬，复授前职，湛之表启固辞，又诣廷尉受罪；上诏狱官勿得受，然后就命。
After the funeral, he was again bestowed with his previous official position. He resolutely declined the appointment, and went to the Court of Imperial Censors to plead guilty. The emperor edict that prison officials were not to accept it; after this, he accepted the appointment.