[104] "Bhikkhus, I will teach the eight unruly horses (assakhaḷuṅka) and the eight faults of horses, the eight unruly persons and the eight faults of persons. Listen to it. …
"And what, bhikkhus, are the eight unruly horses and the eight faults of horses? Here, bhikkhus, some unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, backs up and pushes the chariot backward with its rear. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the first fault of a horse.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, some unruly horse here, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, leaps backward, strikes the rail, and breaks the triple rod. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the second fault of a horse.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, some unruly horse here, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, throws its thigh over the chariot-pole and crushes the very pole. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the third fault of a horse.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, some unruly horse here, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, takes a wrong path and drives the chariot off the track. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the fourth fault of a horse.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, some unruly horse here, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, leaps up, rearing its forequarters and pawing with its front feet. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the fifth fault of a horse.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, some unruly horse here, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, paying no heed to the goad-stick, crushes the bit with its teeth and goes off wherever it pleases. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the sixth fault of a horse.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, some unruly horse here, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, neither goes forward nor turns back, but stands right there, still as a post. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the seventh fault of a horse.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, some unruly horse here, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, folds up its front feet, folds up its hind feet, and sits right down there on all four feet. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly horse found here. This, bhikkhus, is the eighth fault of a horse. These, bhikkhus, are the eight unruly horses and the eight faults of horses.
"And what, bhikkhus, are the eight unruly persons and the eight faults of persons? Here, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense (āpatti). That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, wriggles out of the very offense, saying, 'I do not remember, I do not remember.' Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, backs up and pushes the chariot backward with its rear — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the first fault of a person.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense. That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, retorts against the very charge: 'What is the use of anything said by you, a fool, an incompetent? Do you really think that you too are one entitled to speak?' Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, leaps backward, strikes the rail, and breaks the triple rod — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the second fault of a person.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense. That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, hurls a counter-charge at the very accuser: 'You too have committed an offense of such-and-such a name; you first make amends for it.' Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, throws its thigh over the chariot-pole and crushes the very pole — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the third fault of a person.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense. That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, answers evasively, one thing with another, diverts the talk to an outside matter, and displays anger, hatred, and displeasure. Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, takes a wrong path and drives the chariot off the track — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the fourth fault of a person.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense. That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, speaks gesticulating with his arms in the midst of the Saṅgha. Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, leaps up, rearing its forequarters and pawing with its front feet — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the fifth fault of a person.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense. That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, paying no heed to the Saṅgha, paying no heed to the accuser, goes off wherever he pleases with his offense still upon him. Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, paying no heed to the goad-stick, crushes the bit with its teeth and goes off wherever it pleases — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the sixth fault of a person.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense. That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, [saying] 'I have neither committed the offense, nor have I not committed it,' vexes the Saṅgha by his silence. Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, neither goes forward nor turns back, but stands right there, still as a post — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the seventh fault of a person.
"Furthermore, bhikkhus, bhikkhus charge a bhikkhu with an offense. That bhikkhu, being charged with an offense by the bhikkhus, says: 'Why are you venerable ones so excessively occupied with me? Now I shall reject the training and return to the lower life.' Having rejected the training and returned to the lower life, he says: 'Now, venerable ones, be satisfied!' Just as, bhikkhus, that unruly horse, when told 'Go forward!' by the charioteer, though pricked and urged on, folds up its front feet, folds up its hind feet, and sits right down there on all four feet — comparable to that, bhikkhus, do I declare this person to be. Such, bhikkhus, is one kind of unruly person found here. This, bhikkhus, is the eighth fault of a person. These, bhikkhus, are the eight unruly persons and the eight faults of persons."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.