《尚书》·皋陶谟
yuē曰ruò若jī稽gǔ古gāo皋táo陶yuē曰::““yǔn允dí迪jué厥dé德,,mó谟míng明bì弼xié谐。。””yǔ禹yuē曰::““yú俞,,rú如hé何??””gāo皋táo陶yuē曰::““dōu都!!shèn慎jué厥shēn身,,xiū修sī思yǒng永。。dūn惇xù叙jiǔ九zú族,,shù庶míng明lì励yì翼,,ěr迩kě可yuǎn远zài在zī兹。。””yǔ禹bài拜chāng昌yán言yuē曰::““yú俞!!””
gāo皋táo陶yuē曰::““dōu都!!zài在zhī知rén人,,zài在ān安mín民。。””yǔ禹yuē曰::““xū吁!!xián咸ruò若shí时,,wéi惟dì帝qí其nán难zhī之。。zhī知rén人zé则zhé哲,,néng能guān官rén人。。ān安mín民zé则huì惠,,lí黎mín民huái怀zhī之。。néng能zhé哲ér而huì惠,,hé何yōu忧hū乎huān欢dōu兜??hé何qiān迁hū乎yǒu有miáo苗??hé何wèi畏hū乎qiǎo巧yán言lìng令sè色kǒng孔rén壬??””
gāo皋táo陶yuē曰::““dōu都!!yì亦xíng行yǒu有jiǔ九dé德。。yì亦yán言,,qí其rén人yǒu有dé德,,nǎi乃yán言yuē曰,,zài载cǎi采cǎi采。。””yǔ禹yuē曰::““hé何??””
gāo皋táo陶yuē曰::““kuān宽ér而lì栗,,róu柔ér而lì立,,yuàn愿ér而gōng恭,,luàn乱ér而jìng敬,,rǎo扰ér而yì毅,,zhí直ér而wēn温,,jiǎn简ér而lián廉,,gāng刚ér而sāi塞,,qiáng强ér而yì义。。zhāng彰jué厥yǒu有cháng常,,jí吉zāi哉!!rì日xuān宣sān三dé德,,sù夙yè夜jùn浚míng明yǒu有jiā家;;rì日yán严zhī祗jìng敬liù六dé德,,liàng亮cǎi采yǒu有bāng邦。。xī翕shòu受fū敷shī施,,jiǔ九dé德xián咸shì事,,jùn俊yì乂zài在guān官。。bǎi百liáo僚shī师shī师,,bǎi百gōng工wéi惟shí时,,fǔ抚yú于wǔ五chén辰,,shù庶jì绩qí其níng凝。。wú无jiào教yì逸yù欲,,yǒu有bāng邦jīng兢jīng兢yè业yè业,,yī一rì日èr二rì日wàn万jǐ几。。wú无kuàng旷shù庶guān官,,tiān天gōng工,,rén人qí其dài代zhī之。。tiān天xù叙yǒu有diǎn典,,chì敕wǒ我wǔ五diǎn典wǔ五dūn惇zāi哉!!tiān天zhì秩yǒu有lǐ礼,,zì自wǒ我wǔ五lǐ礼yǒu有yōng庸zāi哉!!tóng同yín寅xié协gōng恭hé和zhōng衷zāi哉!!tiān天mìng命yǒu有dé德,,wǔ五fú服wǔ五zhāng章zāi哉!!tiān天tǎo讨yǒu有zuì罪,,wǔ五xíng刑wǔ五yòng用zāi哉!!zhèng政shì事mào懋zāi哉mào懋zāi哉!!””““tiān天cōng聪míng明,,zì自wǒ我mín民cōng聪míng明。。tiān天míng明wèi畏,,zì自wǒ我mín民míng明wēi威。。dá达yú于shàng上xià下,,jìng敬zāi哉yǒu有tǔ土!!””
gāo皋táo陶yuē曰::““zhèn朕yán言huì惠kě可dǐ厎xíng行??””yǔ禹yuē曰::““yú俞!!nǎi乃yán言dǐ厎kě可jì绩。。””gāo皋táo陶yuē曰::““yú予wèi未yǒu有zhī知,,sī思yuē曰zàn赞zàn赞xiāng襄zāi哉!!””