《后汉书·本纪·皇后纪上》
死前曾与淮南王霸上私语，差一点被武帝族诛。这都是因为受宠显贵，骄横任性，而遭倾覆的祸患，是世人尽知而引以为戒的。
昔王氏五侯同日俱封，其时黄雾四塞，不闻澍雨之应。又田蚡、窦婴，宠贵横恣，倾覆之祸，为世所传。
Before his death, he had whispered to King Ba of Huainan, and he had almost been exterminated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. These were all disasters caused by being favored, arrogant and willful, which are well-known and used as warnings by the world.