[891] Your body is reckoned the chariot — swift, with mind (mano) as its charioteer —
with harmlessness (avihiṃsā) as its well-fitted axle, and liberal sharing as its canopy;
with restraint of the feet as its felly, restraint of the hands as its side-panels,
restraint of the belly as its axle-grease, restraint of speech as its noiselessness;
with truthful speech as its flawless parts, abstention from divisive speech as its close-knit joinery,
kindly and faultless words as its smooth-polished frame, measured speech as its fastenings;
with faith (saddhā) and non-greed (alobha) as its fine adornment, humility and reverent salutation as its carriage-pole,
pliancy free of rigidity as its curving shaft, the restraint of virtue (sīla) as its thongs;
running without jolting through non-anger (akkodha), with righteousness (dhamma) as its white parasol,
great learning (bāhusacca) as its leaning-rail, steadiness of mind (citta) as its stay;
with the thought that knows the proper time (kālaññutā) as its heartwood, intrepidity (vesārajja) as its prop,
humble conduct as its yoke-strap, and freedom from arrogance as its yoke — light;
with an unshrinking mind as its floor-spread, and attendance upon the mature as what beats off its dust.
Mindfulness (sati) is the wise man's goad; steadfastness and exertion are its reins.
The mind leads it along the tamed path with steeds evenly tamed.
Desire and greed (lobha) are the crooked road; self-restraint is the straight road.
As the vehicle races on among forms (rūpa), sounds, tastes, and smells,
wisdom (paññā) is the whip, O king; there it is the self itself that is the charioteer.
If with this vehicle there be even conduct and firm steadfastness,
then, O king, yielding every desire, it assuredly never goes to hell (niraya).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.