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 Huan are much reduced.
禄之去公室，五世矣；政逮于大夫，四世矣；故夫三桓之子孙，微矣。
Source: The Analects, Ji Shi XVI, Chapter 3
Author: Confucius
