孔子曰:「祿之去公室,五世矣。政逮於大夫,四世矣。故夫三桓之子孫,微矣。」
Confucius said, 'The revenue of the State has left the ducal House now for five generations. The government has been in the hands of the Great officers for four generations. On this account, the descendants of the three Hwan are much reduced.'