《宋书·列传·卷一百》
 体会掘墓的行径，只属于盗窃，纯粹因侵犯死去之人所以把他们当成大罪。
寻发冢之情，事止窃盗，徒以侵亡犯死，故同之严科。
Acts of tomb raiding should be considered as theft and punished as such. The current excessive punishment is due to the belief that such acts disrespect the dead.