宋國英，東平人，以教習授潞城令。貪暴不仁，催科尤酷，斃杖下者，狼藉於庭。余鄉徐白山適過之，見其橫，諷曰：「為民父母，威燄固至此乎？」宋揚揚作得意之詞曰：「喏！不敢！官雖小，蒞任百日，誅五十八人矣。」後半年，方據案視事，忽瞪目而起，手足撓亂，似與人撐拒狀。自言曰「我罪當死！我罪當死！」扶入署中，踰時尋卒。嗚呼！幸有陰曹兼攝陽政；不然，顛越貨多，則「卓異」聲起矣，流毒安窮哉！
宋國英是東平人，由教習被任命為潞城縣令。他貪婪暴虐，毫無仁心，催繳賦稅尤其殘酷，被他杖打致死的人，橫七豎八地躺滿庭院。我同鄉徐白山恰好經過那裡，見他這樣蠻橫，便諷勸道：「做百姓的父母官，威勢一定要厲害到這個地步嗎？」宋國英揚揚自得地回答：「哪裡！不敢當！官雖然小，上任一百天，已經殺了五十八個人。」半年以後，他正在案前處理公務，忽然瞪大眼睛站起來，手腳亂動，像在和人抵抗爭鬥，嘴裡說：「我的罪該死！我的罪該死！」眾人把他扶進內署，過了一個多時辰，他便死了。唉！幸好陰曹還兼管人間的政事；不然，他殺的人、搶的錢財越多，「卓異」的讚譽就越響亮，給百姓帶來的禍害哪裡會有盡頭！
宋国英，东平人，以教习授潞城令。贪暴不仁，催科尤酷，毙杖下者，狼藉于庭。余乡徐白山适过之，见其横，讽曰：「为民父母，威燄固至此乎？」宋扬扬作得意之词曰：「喏！不敢！官虽小，莅任百日，诛五十八人矣。」后半年，方据案视事，忽瞪目而起，手足挠乱，似与人撑拒状。自言曰「我罪当死！我罪当死！」扶入署中，逾时寻卒。呜呼！幸有阴曹兼摄阳政；不然，颠越货多，则「卓异」声起矣，流毒安穷哉！
宋国英是东平人，由教习被任命为潞城县令。他贪婪暴虐，毫无仁心，催缴赋税尤其残酷，被他杖打致死的人，横七竖八地躺满庭院。我同乡徐白山恰好经过那里，见他这样蛮横，便讽劝道：“做百姓的父母官，威势一定要厉害到这个地步吗？”宋国英扬扬自得地回答：“哪里！不敢当！官虽然小，上任一百天，已经杀了五十八个人。”半年以后，他正在案前处理公务，忽然瞪大眼睛站起来，手脚乱动，像在和人抵抗争斗，嘴里说：“我的罪该死！我的罪该死！”众人把他扶进内署，过了一个多时辰，他便死了。唉！幸好阴曹还兼管人间的政事；不然，他杀的人、抢的钱财越多，“卓异”的赞誉就越响亮，给百姓带来的祸害哪里会有尽头！
Song Guoying, a man of Dongping, had served as an instructor, and on the strength of it he was appointed magistrate of Lucheng. He was greedy, brutal and merciless, and cruellest of all in pressing for taxes: people beaten to death under his rods lay strewn about his courtyard. Xu Baishan, a man of my home county, happened to call on him. Seeing how he lorded it over everyone, Xu said pointedly, “You are father and mother to the people. Must your might blaze as fiercely as this?” Song puffed himself up and answered smugly, “Ah, you flatter me! I’m only a small official, but in a hundred days in office I have put fifty-eight men to death.” Half a year later, as he sat at his desk dealing with business, he suddenly stared wide-eyed and sprang to his feet, his arms and legs flailing as though he were fighting someone off. “My crimes deserve death!” he cried. “My crimes deserve death!” They helped him into his quarters, and a little while later he died. Alas! It is lucky that the underworld also takes a hand in governing the living. Otherwise, the more people he killed and robbed, the louder the cry of ‘Outstanding!’ would have grown, and where would the poison have ended?