《论衡·卷十二·程材篇》
是因为要分别和比较能力的大小，所以文吏排在前，儒生排在后，这是从朝廷的角度说的。
科用累能，故文吏在前，儒生在後。是从朝庭谓之也。
It is because the size of the ability needs to be distinguished and compared, so the scribes and officials are ranked first, and the Confucians are ranked after, this is said from the perspective of the court.