text_original: The ascetic ideal is such a weapon: its position is consequently exactly the reverse of that which the worshippers of the ideal imagine — life struggles in it and through it with death and against death; the ascetic ideal is a dodge for the preservation of life.
text_transcription: THE ASCETIC IDEAL IS SUCH A WEAPON ITS POSITION IS CONSEQUENTLY EXACTLY THE REVERSE OF THAT WHICH THE WORSHIPPERS OF THE IDEAL IMAGINE LIFE STRUGGLES IN IT AND THROUGH IT WITH DEATH AND AGAINST DEATH THE ASCETIC IDEAL IS A DODGE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE
phonemes: ðɪ ɐsˈɛɾɪk aɪdˈiəl ɪz sˈʌtʃ ɐ wˈɛpən: ɪts pəzˈɪʃən ɪz kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli ɛɡzˈæktli ðə ɹᵻvˈɜːs ʌv ðæt wˌɪtʃ ðə wˈɜːʃɪpɚz ʌvðɪ aɪdˈiəl ɪmˈædʒɪn — lˈaɪf stɹˈʌɡəlz ɪn ɪt ænd θɹuː ɪt wɪð dˈɛθ ænd ɐɡˈɛnst dˈɛθ; ðɪ ɐsˈɛɾɪk aɪdˈiəl ɪz ɐ dˈɑːdʒ fɚðə pɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈaɪf.