《太平广记·卷八·神仙八》
那时我下看世间那些愚昧的人们，他们的年华像流水般一去不回，短暂的生命转瞬即逝，死后就变成了泥土，可是他们仍然急急忙忙奔波劳累，终于免不了一死，这是何等可悲啊！ 
顾悯群愚，年命之逝，如彼川流，奄忽未几，泥土为俦，奔驰索死，不肯暂休。 
Then I look down at the people of this world, who pass away like the river’s flow, and their short lives will soon pass away, and after death turn to dust; and they have still rushed about and toiled all their lives without pausing for a moment; how pitiful it is to die like this!