[一] 缉,合也.易下系曰:「人谋鬼谋.」言蕃设谋虽合,而冥运未符也.
[二] 殄,尽也.瘁,病也.言国将殄瘁,岂不由贤人云亡乎?诗大雅曰「人之云亡,邦国殄瘁」也.
[三] 谓矫性屈意於董卓.
[四] 诛卓为工,被杀为拙也.