《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十八》
郑均规劝他，但遭到了拒绝。于是郑均离家出走，为人帮佣。过了一年多，他把所得钱帛带回家送给哥哥，说道： 钱物用光，可以再得，而当官犯下赃罪，就要终生罢黜。 
南阳张奉慕义名，往候之，坐定而府檄适至，以义守安阳令，以捧檄而入，喜动颜色，奉心贱之，辞去。后义母死。征辟皆不至，奉乃叹曰： 贤者固不可测。往日之喜，乃为亲屈也。 均兄为县吏，颇受礼遗，均谏不听，乃脱身为佣，岁馀得钱帛，归以与兄曰： 物尽可复得，为吏坐臧，终身捐弃。 
Heedless, he rejected his advice, so Zheng Jun left home to become a servant. Over a year passed, and he brought back all the money and clothes he had earned to give to his older brother, saying: "Money and property can be gotten again, but an official who commits a crime and is dismissed can never rise again."