《孔子家语·辩政》
以贤人代替贤人，这叫做夺；以不贤者代替贤人，这叫做伐；法令下达缓慢惩罚却很急迫，这叫做暴；把好处都归于自己，这叫做盗。
夫以贤代贤，是谓之夺；以不肖代贤，是谓之伐；缓令急诛，是谓之暴；取善自与，是谓之盗。
To replace a wise man with a wise man is called robbing; to replace a wise man with an unwise man is called attacking; to issue laws slowly but punish people quickly is called cruelty; to take all the benefits for oneself is called stealing.