陝右某公，辛丑進士，能記前身。嘗言前生為士人，中年而死。死後見冥王判事，鼎鐺油鑊，一如世傳。殿東隅，設數架，上搭豬羊犬馬諸皮。簿吏呼名，或罰作馬，或罰作豬；皆裸之，于架上取皮披之。俄至公，聞冥王曰：「是宜作羊。」鬼取一白羊皮來，捺覆公體。吏白：「是曾拯一人死。」王檢籍覆視，示曰：「免之。惡雖多，此善可贖。」鬼又褫其毛革。革已粘體，不可復動。兩鬼捉臂按胸，力脫之，痛苦不可名狀；皮片片斷裂，不得盡淨。既脫，近肩處猶粘羊皮大如掌。公既生，背上有羊毛叢生，剪去復出。
陝西有位先生，是辛丑年的進士，能記得自己的前世。他曾說，自己前世是個讀書人，中年就死了。死後，他見到冥王審案，那裡擺著各種鍋鼎和油鍋，跟世間傳說的一樣。大殿東邊的角落裡放著幾個架子，上面搭著豬、羊、狗、馬等動物的皮。掌管名冊的書吏點名，有的被罰變成馬，有的被罰變成豬；都先被剝光衣服，再從架上取來獸皮披在身上。不久輪到這位先生，他聽見冥王說：「這個該變成羊。」鬼差拿來一張白羊皮，按在他身上，把他整個裹住。書吏稟告：「這人曾救過一個快要死的人。」冥王翻開名冊重新檢視，說：「免了。他雖然作惡不少，但這件善事可以抵償。」鬼差便又去剝他身上的羊皮。可羊皮已經粘在身上，怎麼也揭不動。兩個鬼差抓住他的胳膊，按住他的胸口，用力往下撕，疼痛得無法形容。羊皮一片片撕裂，始終剝不乾淨。剝完以後，靠近肩膀的地方還粘著一塊巴掌大的羊皮。他轉世出生後，背上有一叢羊毛，剪掉以後還會長出來。
陕右某公，辛丑进士，能记前身。尝言前生为士人，中年而死。死后见冥王判事，鼎铛油镬，一如世传。殿东隅，设数架，上搭猪羊犬马诸皮。簿吏呼名，或罚作马，或罚作猪；皆裸之，于架上取皮披之。俄至公，闻冥王曰：「是宜作羊。」鬼取一白羊皮来，捺覆公体。吏白：「是曾拯一人死。」王检籍覆视，示曰：「免之。恶虽多，此善可赎。」鬼又褫其毛革。革已粘体，不可复动。两鬼捉臂按胸，力脱之，痛苦不可名状；皮片片断裂，不得尽净。既脱，近肩处犹粘羊皮大如掌。公既生，背上有羊毛丛生，剪去复出。
陕西有位先生，是辛丑年的进士，能记得自己的前世。他曾说，自己前世是个读书人，中年就死了。死后，他见到冥王审案，那里摆着各种锅鼎和油锅，跟世间传说的一样。大殿东边的角落里放着几个架子，上面搭着猪、羊、狗、马等动物的皮。掌管名册的书吏点名，有的被罚变成马，有的被罚变成猪；都先被剥光衣服，再从架上取来兽皮披在身上。不久轮到这位先生，他听见冥王说：“这个该变成羊。”鬼差拿来一张白羊皮，按在他身上，把他整个裹住。书吏禀告：“这人曾救过一个快要死的人。”冥王翻开名册重新查看，说：“免了。他虽然作恶不少，但这件善事可以抵偿。”鬼差便又去剥他身上的羊皮。可羊皮已经粘在身上，怎么也揭不动。两个鬼差抓住他的胳膊，按住他的胸口，用力往下撕，疼痛得无法形容。羊皮一片片撕裂，始终剥不干净。剥完以后，靠近肩膀的地方还粘着一块巴掌大的羊皮。他转世出生后，背上有一丛羊毛，剪掉以后还会长出来。
A certain gentleman of Shaanxi, who took the jinshi degree in the xinchou year, could remember his former life. He used to say that in that life he had been a scholar and had died in middle age. After death he saw the King of the Underworld judging cases. The cauldrons, the pans and the vats of boiling oil were all just as people on earth describe them. In the east corner of the hall stood several racks hung with the skins of pigs, sheep, dogs and horses. The clerk with the register called out names. Some were sentenced to be horses, some to be pigs. Each was stripped naked, and a skin was taken from the rack and put on him. Before long it was the gentleman’s turn. He heard the King say, “This one should be a sheep.” A ghost brought a white sheepskin and pressed it down over his body. The clerk reported, “He once saved a man from death.” The King looked through the record again and declared, “Spare him. His wrongs are many, but this good deed can redeem them.” So the ghost set about stripping the hide off him again. But the skin had already stuck to his body and would not budge. Two ghosts seized his arms, pressed down on his chest, and tore it off by force. The pain was beyond words. The hide came away in strips and would not come off clean. When it was off, a patch of sheepskin the size of a palm was still stuck near his shoulder. After the gentleman was born again, a tuft of wool grew on his back. When it was cut off, it grew back.