wèi wén hóu yǔ tián zǐ fāng yǐn jiǔ ér chēng lè. wén hóu yuē: zhōng shēng bù bǐ hū, zuǒ gāo. tián zǐ fāng xiào. wén hóu yuē: xī xiào? zi fāng yuē: chén wén zhī, jūn míng zé lè guān, bù míng zé lè yīn. jīn jūn shěn yú shēng, chén kǒng jūn zhī lóng yú guān yě. wén hóu yuē: shàn, jìng wén mìng.
魏文侯與田子方飲酒而稱樂。文侯曰:「鐘聲不比乎,左高。」田子方笑。文侯曰:「奚笑?」子方曰:「臣聞之,君明則樂官,不明則樂音。今君審於聲,臣恐君之聾於官也。」文侯曰:「善,敬聞命。」