禹以夏王，桀以夏亡。
Yu possessed Xia and reigned, but Jie possessed Xia and perished; Tang possessed Yin and reigned, but Zhòu possessed Yin and perished.
湯以殷王，紂以殷亡。
闔廬以吳戰勝無敵於天下，而夫差以見禽於越；文公以晉國霸，而厲公以見弒於匠麗之宮；威王以齊強於天下，而湣王以弒死於廟梁；穆公以秦顯名尊號，而二世以劫於望夷。
Helü possessed Wu and won such victories that no one in the realm could oppose him, but Fuchai possessed Wu and became a prisoner of Yue.