English Original
When a very miserly man nicknamed the "stingy ghost" died and went to hell, the Yama King reproached him, saying, "You stingy ghost! When you were alive, you clung hard to everything and wouldn't give to anyone. Even when you saw others in poverty and misery, you refused to offer them help. Also, you didn't take good care of your parents, relatives or friends and let them suffer and starve. For your evil karma, you'll be dumped into a pot of boiling oil."
The ghost wardens then escorted the man to the pot of boiling oil. When they arrived, he looked at the pot and said, "Hey! Wait a minute! There's so much oil in it. What a waste! Please drain out the oil, sell it and give me the money. Then, you can simply dump me in a pot of boiling water! There's no need for oil. You're using too much oil to cook one person anyway!"
中文翻译
有一个非常吝啬的人，绰号“吝啬鬼”，死后下了地狱。阎罗王斥责他说：“你这个吝啬鬼！生前对什么都抓得紧紧的，什么都不肯给人。即使看到别人贫穷痛苦，你也拒绝提供帮助。而且，你没有照顾好你的父母、亲戚或朋友，让他们挨饿受苦。因为你这恶业，你将被扔进一锅滚油里。”
鬼差们随后押送此人前往那锅滚油处。到达后，他看着那口锅说：“嘿！等一下！里面有这么多油，太浪费了！请先把这些油倒出来，卖掉后把钱给我。然后，你们把我丢进一锅开水里就行了！根本不需要用油。而且，煮一个人也用不着这么多油！”