劉海石，蒲臺人，避亂於濱州。時十四歲，與濱州生劉滄客同函丈，因相善，訂為昆季。無何，海石失怙恃，奉喪而歸，音問遂闕。
劉海石是蒲臺人，為躲避戰亂來到濱州。當時他十四歲，和濱州的讀書人劉滄客同在一位老師門下學習，兩人因此交好，結拜為兄弟。不久，海石的父母相繼去世，他護送父母的靈柩回鄉，此後兩人便斷了音信。
刘海石，蒲台人，避乱于滨州。时十四岁，与滨州生刘沧客同函丈，因相善，订为昆季。无何，海石失怙恃，奉丧而归，音问遂阙。
刘海石是蒲台人，为躲避战乱来到滨州。当时他十四岁，和滨州的读书人刘沧客同在一位老师门下学习，两人因此交好，结拜为兄弟。不久，海石的父母相继去世，他护送父母的灵柩回乡，此后两人便断了音信。
Liu Haishi was a man of Putai who had fled the troubles to Binzhou. He was fourteen at the time. He studied under the same teacher as a Binzhou scholar named Liu Cangke, and the two became close and swore to be brothers. Before long Haishi lost both his father and his mother. He took their coffins home, and after that no word passed between them.