text_original: These observations are purely conjectural; for, apart from the painful nature of the task, it is hard to plumb such profound depths: the clumsy introduction of the idea of "revenge" as a con  52 THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS necting link simply hides and obscures the view instead of rendering it clearer (revenge itself simply leads back again to the identical problem — "How can the infliction of suffering be a satisfaction?').
text_transcription: THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE PURELY CONJECTURAL FOR APART FROM THE PAINFUL NATURE OF THE TASK IT IS HARD TO PLUM SUCH PROFOUND DEPTHS THE CLUMSY INTRODUCTION OF THE IDEA OF REVENGE AS A CONNECTING LINK SIMPLY HIDES AND OBSCURES THE VIEW INSTEAD OF RENDERING IT CLEARER REVENGE ITSELF SIMPLY LEADS BACK AGAIN TO THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM HOW CAN THE INFLICTION OF SUFFERING BE A SATISFACTION
phonemes: ðiːz ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənz ɑːɹ pjˈʊɹli kəndʒˈɛktʃɚɹəl; fɔːɹ, ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌmðə pˈeɪnfəl nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə tˈæsk, ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə plˈʌm sˈʌtʃ pɹəfˈaʊnd dˈɛpθs: ðə klˈʌmzi ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv "ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ" æz ɐ kˈɑːn fˈɪfti tˈuː ðə dʒˌiːnɪˈælədʒi ʌv mˈɔːɹəlz nˈɛktɪŋ lˈɪŋk sˈɪmpli hˈaɪdz ænd əbskjˈʊɹz ðə vjˈuː ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋ ɪt klˈɪɹɚ (ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ ɪtsˈɛlf sˈɪmpli lˈiːdz bˈæk ɐɡˈɛn tə ðɪ aɪdˈɛntɪkəl pɹˈɑːbləm — "hˌaʊ kæn ðɪ ɪnflˈɪkʃən ʌv sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ biː ɐ sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən?).