七佛八菩薩所說大陀羅尼神呪經 4.31

4.31

「我念過去世，生於閻浮提，
豪富得自在，諂曲不端直，
今雖作鬼王，猶受鬼神苦。」

"I remember in a past life / being born in Jambudvīpa,
powerful, wealthy, and self-sovereign, / but flattering, crooked, and not upright;
though I am now a spirit king, / I still suffer the pains of ghosts and spirits."