周主者，淄邑之幕客。令公出，夫人徐，有朝碧霞元君之願，以道遠故，將遣僕齎儀代往。使周為祝文。周作駢詞，歷敘平生，頗涉狎謔。中有云：「栽般陽滿縣之花，偏憐斷袖；置夾谷彌山之草，惟愛餘桃。」此訴夫人所憤也，類此甚多。脫稿，示同幕凌生。凌以為褻，戒勿用。弗聽，付僕而去。未幾，周主卒於署；既而僕亦死；徐夫人產後，亦病卒。人猶未之異也。周生子自都來迎父櫬，夜與凌生同宿。夢父戒之曰：「文字不可不慎也！我不聽凌君言，遂以褻詞，致干神怒，遽夭天年；又貽累徐夫人，且殃及焚文之僕；恐冥罰尤不免也！」醒而告凌，凌亦夢同，因述其文。周子為之惕然。
周主是淄邑縣令的一名幕客。一次縣令外出，夫人徐氏想去朝拜碧霞元君，因為路途遙遠，準備派僕人帶著供品代自己前往，便讓周主寫祝文。周主用駢文寫成，逐一敘述夫人的平生經歷，其中頗有些輕薄調笑的話。有幾句說：「在般陽栽遍滿縣的鮮花，卻偏偏愛戀男寵；在夾谷鋪遍滿山的青草，卻只寵愛男寵。」這是替夫人訴說心裡的怨憤，類似的話還有很多。寫完後，他給同做幕客的凌生看。凌生認為這些話褻瀆神明，告誡他不要用。他不聽，把祝文交給僕人，僕人便出發了。沒過多久，周主死在縣衙裡，隨後那個僕人也死了。徐夫人生孩子後，也生病去世了。人們還沒有覺得這些事有什麼異常。周主的兒子從京城來接父親的棺木，夜裡與凌生住在同一間屋子。他夢見父親告誡自己說：「寫文章不能不謹慎！我不聽凌君的話，竟用褻瀆的言辭冒犯神明，惹得神明發怒，突然折了壽命；又連累徐夫人，還殃及焚燒祝文的僕人，恐怕連陰間的懲罰也免不了！」他醒來後告訴凌生，凌生也做了同樣的夢，便把祝文的內容講給他聽。周主的兒子聽了，十分驚懼。
周主者，淄邑之幕客。令公出，夫人徐，有朝碧霞元君之愿，以道远故，将遣仆赍仪代往。使周为祝文。周作骈词，历叙平生，颇涉狎谑。中有云：「栽般阳满县之花，偏怜断袖；置夹谷弥山之草，惟爱余桃。」此诉夫人所愤也，类此甚多。脱稿，示同幕凌生。凌以为亵，戒勿用。弗听，付仆而去。未几，周主卒于署；既而仆亦死；徐夫人产后，亦病卒。人犹未之异也。周生子自都来迎父榇，夜与凌生同宿。梦父戒之曰：「文字不可不慎也！我不听凌君言，遂以亵词，致干神怒，遽夭天年；又贻累徐夫人，且殃及焚文之仆；恐冥罚尤不免也！」醒而告凌，凌亦梦同，因述其文。周子为之惕然。
周主是淄邑县令的一名幕客。一次县令外出，夫人徐氏想去朝拜碧霞元君，因为路途遥远，准备派仆人带着供品代自己前往，便让周主写祝文。周主用骈文写成，逐一叙述夫人的平生经历，其中颇有些轻薄调笑的话。有几句说：“在般阳栽遍满县的鲜花，却偏偏爱恋男宠；在夹谷铺遍满山的青草，却只宠爱男宠。”这是替夫人诉说心里的怨愤，类似的话还有很多。写完后，他给同做幕客的凌生看。凌生认为这些话亵渎神明，告诫他不要用。他不听，把祝文交给仆人，仆人便出发了。没过多久，周主死在县衙里，随后那个仆人也死了。徐夫人生孩子后，也生病去世了。人们还没有觉得这些事有什么异常。周主的儿子从京城来接父亲的棺木，夜里与凌生住在同一间屋子。他梦见父亲告诫自己说：“写文章不能不谨慎！我不听凌君的话，竟用亵渎的言辞冒犯神明，惹得神明发怒，突然折了寿命；又连累徐夫人，还殃及焚烧祝文的仆人，恐怕连阴间的惩罚也免不了！”他醒来后告诉凌生，凌生也做了同样的梦，便把祝文的内容讲给他听。周主的儿子听了，十分惊惧。
There was a scholar named Zhou Zhu, a private secretary on the staff of the magistrate of Zichuan county. Once, when the magistrate was away on official business, his wife, Lady Xu, who had vowed to go and pay her respects to the Goddess of the Azure Clouds, decided that since the road was long she would send a servant with offerings in her place. She had Zhou write the prayer. Zhou wrote it in parallel prose, going through her whole life, and it was full of ribald jokes. Among the lines were these: “He plants Banyang with flowers to fill the whole county, yet his tenderness goes to the cut sleeve; he lays Jiagu’s grasses over every hill, yet loves only the bitten peach.” This was to voice the lady’s grievance, and there was a good deal more like it. When it was finished, he showed it to Ling, a fellow secretary. Ling thought it indecent and warned him not to use it. Zhou would not listen; he handed it to the servant, who set off. Before long Zhou died in the county office. Soon after, the servant died too. Then Lady Xu fell ill after giving birth, and she also died. Even so, no one thought anything strange of it. Zhou’s son came from the capital to take his father’s coffin home, and spent the night in the same room as Ling. He dreamed that his father warned him: “You must be careful what you write! I would not listen to Mr. Ling, and with my indecent words I angered the goddess and was cut off before my time. I have brought ruin on Lady Xu as well, and disaster on the servant who burned the prayer. And I fear I shall not escape punishment in the underworld besides!” He woke and told Ling. Ling had dreamed the same, and so he told him what the prayer had said. Zhou’s son was filled with dread.