yuán援xiōng兄zǐ子yán严、dūn敦，bìng并xǐ喜jī讥yì议，ér而tōng通qīng轻xiá侠kè客。yuán援qián前zài在jiāo交zhǐ趾，hái还shū书jiè诫zhī之yuē曰：“wú吾yù欲rǔ汝cáo曹wén闻rén人guò过shī失，rú如wén闻fù父mǔ母zhī之míng名：ěr耳kě可dé得wén闻，kǒu口bù不kě可dé得yán言yě也。hǎo好yì议lùn论rén人cháng长duǎn短，wàng妄shì是fēi非zhèng正fǎ法，cǐ此wú吾suǒ所dà大è恶yě也：níng宁sǐ死，bú不yuàn愿wén闻zǐ子sūn孙yǒu有cǐ此xíng行yě也。rǔ汝cáo曹zhī知wú吾è恶zhī之shèn甚yǐ矣，suǒ所yǐ以fù复yán言zhě者，shī施jīn衿jié结lí缡，shēn申fù父mǔ母zhī之jiè戒，yù欲shǐ使rǔ汝cáo曹bú不wàng忘zhī之ěr耳！
“lóng龙bó伯gāo高dūn敦hòu厚zhōu周shèn慎，kǒu口wú无zé择yán言，qiān谦yuē约jié节jiǎn俭，lián廉gōng公yǒu有wēi威。wú吾ài爱zhī之zhòng重zhī之，yuàn愿rǔ汝cáo曹xiào效zhī之。dù杜jì季liáng良háo豪xiá侠hǎo好yì义，yōu忧rén人zhī之yōu忧，lè乐rén人zhī之lè乐，qīng清zhuó浊wú无suǒ所shī失。fù父sàng丧zhì致kè客，shù数jùn郡bì毕zhì至。wú吾ài爱zhī之zhòng重zhī之，bú不yuàn愿rǔ汝cáo曹xiào效yě也。xiào效bó伯gāo高bù不dé得，yóu犹wèi为jǐn谨chì敕zhī之shì士，suǒ所wèi谓‘kè刻hú鹄bù不chéng成shàng尚lèi类wù鹜’zhě者yě也。xiào效jì季liáng良bù不dé得，xiàn陷wèi为tiān天xià下qīng轻bó薄zǐ子，suǒ所wèi谓‘huà画hǔ虎bù不chéng成fǎn反lèi类gǒu狗’zhě者yě也。qì讫jīn今jì季liáng良shàng尚wèi未kě可zhī知，jùn郡jiāng将xià下chē车zhé辄qiè切chǐ齿，zhōu州jùn郡yǐ以wéi为yán言，wú吾cháng常wèi为hán寒xīn心，shì是yǐ以bú不yuàn愿zǐ子sūn孙xiào效yě也。”
