予鄉王蒲令之僕呂奉寧，性嗜蛇。每得小蛇，則全吞之，如啖蔥狀。大者，以刀寸寸斷之，始掬以食。嚼之錚錚，血水沾頤。且善嗅，嘗隔牆聞蛇香，急奔牆外，果得蛇盈尺。時無佩刀，先噬其頭，尾尚蜿蜒於口際。
我同鄉王蒲令的僕人呂奉寧，生性喜歡吃蛇。每次捉到小蛇，就整條吞下，像吃蔥一樣。遇到大蛇，就用刀一寸一寸地切斷，再用手捧著吃。他嚼得錚錚作響，血水沾滿下巴。他的嗅覺也很靈敏，曾經隔著牆聞到蛇的香味，急忙跑到牆外，果然捉到一條一尺多長的蛇。當時他身上沒有帶刀，便先咬蛇頭，蛇尾還在他的嘴邊扭動。
予乡王蒲令之仆吕奉宁，性嗜蛇。每得小蛇，则全吞之，如啖葱状。大者，以刀寸寸断之，始掬以食。嚼之铮铮，血水沾颐。且善嗅，尝隔墙闻蛇香，急奔墙外，果得蛇盈尺。时无佩刀，先噬其头，尾尚蜿蜒于口际。
我同乡王蒲令的仆人吕奉宁，生性喜欢吃蛇。每次捉到小蛇，就整条吞下，像吃葱一样。遇到大蛇，就用刀一寸一寸地切断，再用手捧着吃。他嚼得铮铮作响，血水沾满下巴。他的嗅觉也很灵敏，曾经隔着墙闻到蛇的香味，急忙跑到墙外，果然捉到一条一尺多长的蛇。当时他身上没有带刀，便先咬蛇头，蛇尾还在他的嘴边扭动。
Lü Fengning, servant to Mr. Wang of my home district, who had been magistrate of Pu, had a craving for snakes. Whenever he caught a small one he swallowed it whole, as if he were eating a scallion. A big one he cut up inch by inch with a knife, then scooped up the pieces in his hands and ate them. They crunched as he chewed, and bloody juice ran down his chin. He had a keen nose, too. Once he smelled snake through a wall, ran round to the other side, and there, sure enough, was a snake a full foot long. He had no knife on him that time, so he bit into its head first, while its tail still writhed at the corner of his mouth.