text_original: In his hands he placed a pair of scales, in which are nude figures, very beautifully foreshortened, one going up and the other down; and among other ingenious things that are in this picture is a nude figure most skilfully transformed into a devil, with a lizard licking the blood from a wound in its body.
text_transcription: IN HIS HANDS HE PLACED A PAIR OF SCALES IN WHICH ARE NUDE FIGURES VERY BEAUTIFULLY FORESHORTENED ONE GOING UP AND THE OTHER DOWN AND AMONG OTHER INGENIOUS THINGS THAT ARE IN THIS PICTURE IS A NUDE FIGURE MOST SKILFULLY TRANSFORMED INTO A DEVIL WITH A LIZARD LICKING THE BLOOD FROM A WOUND IN ITS BODY
phonemes: ɪn hɪz hˈændz hiː plˈeɪst ɐ pˈɛɹ ʌv skˈeɪlz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ nˈuːd fˈɪɡjɚz, vˈɛɹi bjˈuːɾɪfəli fɔːɹʃˈɔːɹʔn̩d, wˈʌn ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌʌp ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ dˈaʊn; ænd ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪndʒˈiːniəs θˈɪŋz ðæt ɑːɹ ɪn ðɪs pˈɪktʃɚɹ ɪz ɐ nˈuːd fˈɪɡjɚ mˈoʊst skˈɪlfəli tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ˌɪntʊ ɐ dˈɛvəl, wɪð ɐ lˈɪzɚd lˈɪkɪŋ ðə blˈʌd fɹʌm ɐ wˈuːnd ɪn ɪts bˈɑːdi.