33-37*³⁷:

Quivering, wavering,
hard to guard,
to hold in check:
    the mind.
The sage makes it straight --
like a fletcher,
the shaft of an arrow.

Like a fish
pulled from its home in the water
& thrown on land:
this mind flips & flaps about
    to escape Mara's sway.

Hard to hold down,
    nimble,
alighting wherever it likes:
    the mind.
Its taming is good.
The mind well-tamed
    brings ease.

So hard to see,
so very, very subtle,
alighting wherever it likes:
    the mind.
The wise should guard it.
The mind protected
    brings ease.

Wandering far,
going alone,
bodiless,
lying in a cave:
    the mind.
Those who restrain it:
    from Mara's bonds
    they'll be freed.