《资治通鉴·周纪·周纪二》
申不害先前是郑国地位低贱的小臣，熟习黄帝、老子以及法家刑名之学，后来来到韩国求见昭侯。
申不害者，郑之贱臣也，学黄、老、刑名，以干昭侯。
Shen Buhai was formerly a low-ranking minister in Zheng, familiar with the legal theories of the Yellow Emperor, Lao Zi, and the Legalists, and later came to South Korea to meet Zhaohou.