《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十二》
刁协本人又酗酒任性，放浪无羁，攻讦公卿大臣，见到他的人都畏惧而不敢正视。
协又使酒放肆，侵毁公卿，见者皆侧目惮之。
Diao Xie himself was addicted to drinking and was willful and unrestrained. He was extravagant and dissolute, and slandered the dukes and ministers. People who saw him were all frightened of him and dared not look straight at him.