〔第五段〕
恒河の辺に、五百の餓鬼あり。無量劫の中に水を得ること能はず。河の辺に至ると雖も、水、皆火と見えて飲むこと得ず。その時に、仏、河の辺、鬱曇鉢林下に坐しき。五百の餓鬼、仏の御許に詣りて、「我が苦しみ耐へ難し、助け給へ」と申す。その時に、仏、諸々の鬼の為に、慳貪の咎を説い（き）給ふ。鬼、これを聞くと雖も、「苦に責められて、心に入らず」と申す。仏の力をもて、水を飲ましめて、様々の法を説い（き）給ふ。鬼、これを聞きて、忽ちに餓鬼の貌を捨てて、天の身を得たり。
At the bank of Ganges River, there were 500 hungry ghosts. For eternity, they were not able to get the water. Even though they went to the bank of the river, all the water appeared like fire, and they cannot drink it. At that time, the Buddha took up place under the Udumbara flower by the riverbank. The 500 hungry ghosts went to the Buddha’s presence, they humbly said: “Our suffering is difficult to bear, we pledge for your help.” At that time, the Buddha preached them the sin of greed for the sake of the various hungry ghost. Although the ghost heard it, they humbly said: “we are assailed by suffering, the words did not go into our hearts.” They are allowed to drink water by using the power of the Buddha, and the Buddha preached various teachings to the ghosts. The ghosts heard it, disposed the form of hungry ghost immediately, and took on heavenly bodies as the result.
無量劫の中に水を得ること能はず。河の辺に至ると雖も、水、皆火と見えて飲むこと得ず。
For eternity, they were not able to get the water. Even though they went to the bank of the river, all the water appeared like fire, and they cannot drink it.
五百の餓鬼、仏の御許に詣りて、「我が苦しみ耐へ難し、助け給へ」と申す。
The 500 hungry ghosts went to the Buddha’s presence, they humbly said: “Our suffering is difficult to bear, we pledge for your help.”
仏の力をもて、水を飲ましめて、様々の法を説い（き）給ふ。
They are allowed to drink water by using the power of the Buddha, and the Buddha preached various teachings to the ghosts.
鬼、これを聞きて、忽ちに餓鬼の貌を捨てて、天の身を得たり。
The ghosts heard it, disposed the form of hungry ghost immediately, and took on heavenly bodies as the result.