《韩非子·五蠹》
他们说： 司寇执行刑法的时候，君主为此停止奏乐；听到罪犯被处决的报告后，君主难过得流下眼泪。 
曰： 司寇行刑，君为之不举乐；闻死刑之报，君为流涕。 
They say: “When the Minister of Justice administers the criminal law, the ruler stops playing music; when he hears a report that a criminal has been executed, he grieves and sheds tears.