康熙七年六月十七日戌刻，地大震。余適客稷下，方與表兄李篤之對燭飲。忽聞有聲如雷，自東南來，向西北去。眾駭異，不解其故。俄而幾案擺簸，酒杯傾覆；屋梁椽柱，錯折有聲。相顧失色。久之，方知地震，各疾趨出。見樓閣房舍，仆而復起；牆傾屋塌之聲，與兒啼女號，喧如鼎沸。人眩暈不能立，坐地上，隨地轉側。河水傾潑丈餘，雞鳴犬吠滿城中。逾一時許，始稍定。視街上，則男女裸聚，競相告語，並忘其未衣也。後聞某處井傾仄，不可汲；某家樓台南北易向；棲霞山裂；沂水陷穴，廣數畝。此真非常之奇變也。
康熙七年六月十七日戌時，發生了大地震。我當時正客居稷下，和表兄李篤之對著燭光喝酒。忽然聽見雷鳴般的聲音，從東南方傳來，向西北方遠去。大家都很驚恐，不明白是怎麼回事。緊接著，桌子開始搖晃顛簸，酒杯紛紛傾倒；屋裡的梁、椽子和柱子相互錯動，發出斷裂的聲音。我們面面相覷，嚇得臉色都變了。過了好一會兒，才明白是地震，連忙各自跑出去。只見樓閣房屋倒下去，又立起來；牆倒屋塌的聲音，夾雜著孩子的哭聲和女人的號叫聲，像滾開的水一樣喧鬧。人們頭暈目眩，站立不住，只能坐在地上，隨著地面的震動左右翻倒。河水翻湧潑濺，高達一丈多，滿城都是雞鳴狗叫的聲音。過了一個多時辰，震動才稍稍平息。再看街上，男男女女赤身裸體地聚在一起，爭相講述剛才的遭遇，全都忘了自己沒有穿衣服。後來聽說，有個地方的井歪斜了，無法打水；有一家的樓臺轉了方向，南北顛倒；棲霞的山裂開了；沂水的地面塌陷，形成了一個幾畝大的坑。這真是一場極不尋常的鉅變。
康熙七年六月十七日戌刻，地大震。余适客稷下，方与表兄李笃之对烛饮。忽闻有声如雷，自东南来，向西北去。众骇异，不解其故。俄而几案摆簸，酒杯倾覆；屋梁椽柱，错折有声。相顾失色。久之，方知地震，各疾趋出。见楼阁房舍，仆而复起；墙倾屋塌之声，与儿啼女号，喧如鼎沸。人眩晕不能立，坐地上，随地转侧。河水倾泼丈余，鸡鸣犬吠满城中。逾一时许，始稍定。视街上，则男女裸聚，竞相告语，并忘其未衣也。后闻某处井倾仄，不可汲；某家楼台南北易向；栖霞山裂；沂水陷穴，广数亩。此真非常之奇变也。
康熙七年六月十七日戌时，发生了大地震。我当时正客居稷下，和表兄李笃之对着烛光喝酒。忽然听见雷鸣般的声音，从东南方传来，向西北方远去。大家都很惊恐，不明白是怎么回事。紧接着，桌子开始摇晃颠簸，酒杯纷纷倾倒；屋里的梁、椽子和柱子相互错动，发出断裂的声音。我们面面相觑，吓得脸色都变了。过了好一会儿，才明白是地震，连忙各自跑出去。只见楼阁房屋倒下去，又立起来；墙倒屋塌的声音，夹杂着孩子的哭声和女人的号叫声，像滚开的水一样喧闹。人们头晕目眩，站立不住，只能坐在地上，随着地面的震动左右翻倒。河水翻涌泼溅，高达一丈多，满城都是鸡鸣狗叫的声音。过了一个多时辰，震动才稍稍平息。再看街上，男男女女赤身裸体地聚在一起，争相讲述刚才的遭遇，全都忘了自己没有穿衣服。后来听说，有个地方的井歪斜了，无法打水；有一家的楼台转了方向，南北颠倒；栖霞的山裂开了；沂水的地面塌陷，形成了一个几亩大的坑。这真是一场极不寻常的巨变。
On the seventeenth day of the sixth month in the seventh year of the Kangxi reign, at the hour of xu, there was a great earthquake. I happened to be staying at Jixia, and was sitting over wine by candlelight with my cousin Li Duzhi. Suddenly we heard a sound like thunder, coming from the southeast and going off to the northwest. Everyone was startled and could not tell what it was. In a moment the tables began to rock and pitch, and the wine cups tipped over; the beams, rafters and pillars of the house cracked and snapped with a loud noise. We looked at one another and went pale. Only after a long while did we understand that it was an earthquake, and we all rushed outside. We saw towers and houses fall over and rise up again. The crash of falling walls and caving roofs, with children crying and women wailing, was like a cauldron on the boil. People were so dizzy they could not stand; they sat on the ground and rolled this way and that as it moved. The river slopped out over its banks a good ten feet, and the whole city was full of crowing cocks and barking dogs. After two hours or more it began to settle a little. Looking out into the streets, we saw men and women gathered there naked, all talking at once, every one of them forgetting they had no clothes on. Later I heard that in one place a well had tilted over so that no water could be drawn from it; that in one house a tower had turned round, its south side now facing north; that Mount Qixia had split open; and that at Yishui the ground had sunk into a pit several mu across. This was truly an extraordinary upheaval.
有邑人婦，夜起溲溺，回則狼銜其子，婦急與狼爭。狼一緩頰，婦奪兒出，攜抱中。狼蹲不去。婦大號，鄰人奔集，狼乃去。婦驚定作喜，指天畫地，述狼銜兒狀，己奪兒狀。良久，忽悟一身未著寸縷，乃奔。此與地震時男婦兩忘者，同一情狀也。人之惶急無謀，一何可笑！
同縣有個婦人，夜裡起來小便，回來時發現一隻狼叼住了她的孩子，急忙上前和狼爭奪。狼的嘴稍一鬆開，她就把孩子搶了出來，抱在懷裡。狼蹲在那裡，不肯離去。婦人大聲呼喊，鄰居們紛紛跑來，狼這才走了。婦人的驚恐平息下來，轉而滿心歡喜，一邊指天指地，一邊比畫著講述狼怎樣叼住孩子，自己又怎樣把孩子搶回來。過了好久，她忽然意識到自己渾身沒有穿一件衣服，這才趕緊跑開。這和地震時男男女女都忘了自己沒穿衣服，是一樣的情形。人在驚慌急迫時失去主張，竟會如此可笑！
有邑人妇，夜起溲溺，回则狼衔其子，妇急与狼争。狼一缓颊，妇夺儿出，携抱中。狼蹲不去。妇大号，邻人奔集，狼乃去。妇惊定作喜，指天画地，述狼衔儿状，己夺儿状。良久，忽悟一身未着寸缕，乃奔。此与地震时男妇两忘者，同一情状也。人之惶急无谋，一何可笑！
同县有个妇人，夜里起来小便，回来时发现一只狼叼住了她的孩子，急忙上前和狼争夺。狼的嘴稍一松开，她就把孩子抢了出来，抱在怀里。狼蹲在那里，不肯离去。妇人大声呼喊，邻居们纷纷跑来，狼这才走了。妇人的惊恐平息下来，转而满心欢喜，一边指天指地，一边比画着讲述狼怎样叼住孩子，自己又怎样把孩子抢回来。过了好久，她忽然意识到自己浑身没有穿一件衣服，这才赶紧跑开。这和地震时男男女女都忘了自己没穿衣服，是一样的情形。人在惊慌急迫时失去主张，竟会如此可笑！
There was a woman of my county who got up in the night to relieve herself. When she came back, a wolf had her child in its jaws. She quickly fought the wolf for him. The moment the wolf loosened its jaws, she snatched the child out and held him in her arms. The wolf crouched there and would not go. The woman screamed, the neighbours came running, and only then did the wolf go away. When her fright had passed she grew cheerful, and pointing at the sky and drawing on the ground, she told them how the wolf had held the child in its jaws and how she had snatched him back. After a good while she suddenly realized she had not a stitch on, and ran. She was just like the men and women in the earthquake, who all forgot alike. How laughable people are when panic leaves them with no wits at all!