《陈书·本纪·卷一》
又况且陈公治理宇宙，那功劳比女娲断鳖足来支撑天地还要深广；他救济苍生，那业绩也比大禹治水凿断龙门峡还要伟大。
高勋逾于象纬，积德冠于嵩、华，固无德而称者矣。
Furthermore, Chen Gong's governance of the universe was of greater merit than Nüwa using the legs of a turtle to support heaven and earth, and his relief of the common people was also greater than Dayu using flood control to breach the Longmen Gorge.