A man in a village had a sore on his foot which bled and oozed pus. He couldn't bear the pain and moaned without stop.

村子里有一个人,脚上生疮,流血流脓,痛得难以忍受,不停地呻吟着。

He said to his family:

他对家里的人说:

"Be quick! Chisel a hole in the wall!"

“快,你们快把墙壁凿个洞。”

After the hole was made, he hurriedly stretched his foot into his neighbour's house.

墙洞凿成后,他连忙把生着疮的脚,伸进隔壁邻居家里。

His family members asked him:

家里的人问他:

"What is this for`?"

“这是什么意思?”

He replied:

他回答说:

"Let the pain go to my neighbour. In this way, no matter how painful it is, it doesn't concern me any more!"

“让它痛到邻居家里去吧!这样,再痛跟我也不相干!”