《左传·襄公·襄公二十六年》
所以《夏书》说： 与其杀害无辜的人，宁可对罪人失于刑罚 ，这就是怕失掉好人。
无善人之谓也。故《夏书》曰： 与其杀不辜，宁失不经。 惧失善也。
Therefore, the Book of Xia says, “It is better to miss out on punishing a criminal than to kill an innocent person.” This is because people are afraid of losing a good person.