丁亥年七月初六日，蘇州大雪。百姓皇駭，共禱諸大王之廟。大王忽附人而言曰：「如今稱老爺者，皆增一大字；其以我神為小，消不得一大字耶？」眾悚然，齊呼「大老爺」，雪立止。由此觀之，神亦喜諂，宜乎治下部者之得車多矣。
丁亥年七月初六日，苏州大雪。百姓皇骇，共祷诸大王之庙。大王忽附人而言曰：「如今称老爷者，皆增一大字；其以我神为小，消不得一大字耶？」众悚然，齐呼「大老爷」，雪立止。由此观之，神亦喜谄，宜乎治下部者之得车多矣。
On the sixth day of the seventh month of the dinghai year, heavy snow fell in Suzhou. The people were terrified, and went together to pray at the temple of the Great King. Suddenly the Great King came down into one of them and spoke through him: “Nowadays everyone who is called Old Lord has had a ‘Great’ added. Do you take me for a small god, not worth a single ‘Great’?” The crowd shuddered, and cried out with one voice, “Great Old Lord!” The snow stopped at once. From this we may see that even gods love flattery. Small wonder that those who doctor the lower parts are paid in so many carriages.