【原文】夫民富则不可以禄使也，贫则不可以罚威也。法令之不行，万民之不治，贫富之不齐也。《国蓄》

【汉解】人太富了，利禄就驱使不动；太穷了，刑罚就威慑不住。法令的不能贯彻，万民的不能治理，是由于社会上贫富不均的缘故。

【英译】Now, if people are too rich, salaries cannot be used to employ them; If they are too poor, punishments cannot be used to intimidate them. When laws and orders are not executed and the multitude is not well governed, it is because great inequality exists between rich and poor.