昔xī有yǒu四sì姓xìng名míng伊yī利lì沙shā，富fù无wú央yāng数shù，悭qiān贪tān不bù肯kěn好hǎo衣yī食shí。时shí有yǒu贪tān老lǎo公gōng与yǔ相xiāng近jìn居jū，日rì日rì饮yǐn食shí鱼yú肉ròu自zì恣zì宾bīn客kè不bù绝jué。四sì姓xìng自zì念niàn：“我wǒ财cái无wú数shù反fǎn不bù如rú此cǐ老lǎo公gōng。”便biàn杀shā一yī鸡jī炊chuī一yī升shēng白bái米mǐ，着zhe车chē上shàng到dào无wú人rén处chù，下xià车chē适shì欲yù饭fàn，天tiān帝dì释shì化huà作zuò犬quǎn来lái，上shàng下xià视shì之zhī，请qǐng为wèi狗gǒu言yán：“汝rǔ若ruò不bù能néng倒dào悬xuán空kōng中zhōng，我wǒ当dāng与yǔ汝rǔ不bù。”狗gǒu便biàn倒dào悬xuán空kōng中zhōng，四sì姓xìng意yì天tiān恐kǒng何hé图tú有yǒu此cǐ？曰yuē：“汝rǔ眼yǎn脱tuō着zháo地dì，我wǒ当dāng与yǔ汝rǔ不bù。”狗gǒu两liǎng眼yǎn则zé脱tuō落luò地dì，四sì姓xìng便biàn徒tú去qù。天tiān帝dì化huà作zuò四sì姓xìng身shēn体tǐ语yǔ言yán乘chéng车chē来lái还huán，敕chì外wài人rén有yǒu诈zhà称chēng四sì姓xìng驱qū逐zhú捶chuí之zhī。四sì姓xìng晚wǎn还hái，门mén人rén骂mà詈lì令lìng去qù。天tiān帝dì尽jǐn取qǔ财cái物wù大dà布bù施shī，四sì姓xìng亦yì不bù得dé归guī，财cái物wù尽jǐn，为wèi之zhī发fā狂kuáng。天tiān帝dì化huà作zuò一yī人rén，问wèn：“汝rǔ何hé以yǐ愁chóu？”曰yuē：“我wǒ财cái物wù了le尽jǐn。”天tiān帝dì言yán：“夫fū有yǒu宝bǎo令lìng人rén多duō忧yōu，五wǔ家jiā卒zú至zhì无wú期qī。积jī财cái不bù食shí不bù施shī，死sǐ为wèi饿è鬼guǐ恒héng乏fá衣yī食shí，若ruò脱tuō为wéi人rén常cháng堕duò下xià贱jiàn，汝rǔ不bù觉jué无wú常cháng，富fù且qiě悭qiān贪tān不bù食shí，欲yù何hé望wàng乎hū？”天tiān帝dì为wèi说shuō四sì谛dì苦kǔ空kōng非fēi身shēn，四sì姓xìng意yì解jiě欢huān喜xǐ，天tiān帝dì则zé去qù。四sì姓xìng得dé归guī，自zì悔huǐ前qián意yì，施shī给gěi尽jìn心xīn，得dé道dào迹jī也yě。