《韩非子·五蠹》
国家利益没有确立起来，而臣下倒先把封地和厚禄都弄到手了。尽管君主地位降低了，而臣下反而抬高了；尽管国家土地削减了，而私家却变富了。
国利未立，封土厚禄至矣；主上虽卑，人臣尊矣；国地虽削，私家富矣。
The interests of the state have not been established, but the vassals have already obtained their fiefdoms and emoluments. Although the monarch's status has declined, the vassals have risen in status. Although the country's territory has been reduced, the vassals have become richer.