孔子曰：「丘死之後，商也日益，賜也日損。
“After I die,” said Kongzi, “Shang will day by day grow stronger, and Si144 will day by day suffer diminishment.
商也好與賢己者處，賜也好說不如己者。」
Shang is fond of associating with people worthier than he is; Si, in contrast, likes people inferior to himself.