《汉书·传·循吏传》
天子以为这是黄霸治理长久的吉兆，便下韶书赞扬他说： 颖川郡太守黄霸，积极向民众宣布皇上旨意，百姓都向往而归化了朝廷，守孝之子、尊长之弟、贞洁之妇以及乖顺之孙都日渐众多，在田地耕作的人互相谦让田界，在大道上行走的人不捡拾别人的遗失物品，供养探望鳏寡老人，赡养帮助贫苦穷人，监狱甚至八年没有重罪囚犯，官吏民众向往教化，熟衷交谊，真可说是贤人君子的风貌。
天子以霸治行终长者，下诏称扬曰： 颍川太守霸，宣布诏令，百姓向化，孝子弟弟贞妇顺孙日以众多，田者让畔，道不拾遣，养视鳏寡，赡助贫穷，狱或八年亡重罪囚，吏民向于教化，兴于行谊，可谓贤人君子矣。
The Emperor thought it was an auspicious sign of Huang Ba's long-term governance, and thus praised him in an imperial edict:  Huang Ba, the Governor of Yingchuan Prefecture, actively announced the Emperor's wishes to the people, and the people all aspired to and quivered unification, and there were more and more filial descendants, dutiful younger brothers, virtuous wives, and good-natured grandsons, and the farmers gave land to each other, and people on the road did not pick up lost objects, and they visited and cared for the widowed and solitary elderly, and helped the needy and the poor, and the jail had no serious criminals for eight years, and the officials and people aspired to be civilized and keen on friendship, that's the demeanor of gentlemen.