《吕氏春秋·纪·季秋纪》
昨天晚上在舍氏见到了我的母亲，想要赎她可是没有钱，而且连自身也本是公家的财产，因此心中悲哀。 
昔为舍氏睹臣之母，量所以赎之则无有，而身固公家之财也，是故悲也。 
Yesterday night I saw my mother at She's and wanted to ransom her but had no money, and even I myself was a property of the government, so I felt sad.