3. 夫荣公好专利而不知大难。夫利，百物之所生也，天地之所载也，而有专之，其害多矣！天地百物皆将取焉，何可专也？所怒甚多，而不备大难，以是教王，王其能久乎？（卷十一 史记上）
【白话】荣夷公喜好独占财利，而不知道会造成严重的社会问题。财利，是天地之间万物所依赖生存的资源。而有独占的现象，造成资源不均的害处就多了！因为大家都需要用到，怎么可以独占？不平的现象多了，而不知道社会问题已经存在，必招致民怨，不去防备大的灾难，却用这样的思想来教唆君王，王位怎能持久呢？
Duke Yi of the state of Rong was knownformonopolizing wealth and profits for himself and for being oblivious to its adverse effects on the society. One should know that wealth and profits are the very sources of survival for hundreds of materials nurtured between heaven and earth. To monopolize them will give rise to an unbalanced situation thereby causing much harm. How can one monopolize the resources when they are needed by so many? To do so will arouse anger from the public. If we teach our lord to monopolize resources instead of urging him to take precaution against major disasters, can his reign last long? (Scroll 11: Shi Ji, Vol. 1)
