text_original: But he must be prudent enough not to deceive himself as to his strength, which he will always do, if he measure it by money, by advantage of position, or by the good will of his subjects, while he is unprovided with an army of his own. These are things which may swell your strength but do not constitute it, being in themselves null and of no avail without an army on which you can depend.
text_transcription: BUT HE MUST BE PRUDENT ENOUGH NOT TO DECEIVE HIMSELF AS TO HIS STRENGTH WHICH HE WILL ALWAYS DO IF HE MEASURE IT BY MONEY BY ADVANTAGE OF POSITION OR BY THE GOOD WILL OF HIS SUBJECTS WHILE HE IS UNPROVIDED WITH AN ARMY OF HIS OWN THESE ARE THINGS WHICH MAY SWELL YOUR STRENGTH BUT DO NOT CONSTITUTE IT BEING IN THEMSELVES NULL AND OF NO AVAIL WITHOUT AN ARMY ON WHICH YOU CAN DEPEND
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː mˈʌst biː pɹˈuːdənt ɪnˈʌf nˌɑːt tə dᵻsˈiːv hɪmsˈɛlf æz tə hɪz stɹˈɛŋθ, wˌɪtʃ hiː wɪl ˈɔːlweɪz dˈuː, ɪf hiː mˈɛʒɚɹ ɪt baɪ mˈʌni, baɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv pəzˈɪʃən, ɔːɹ baɪ ðə ɡˈʊd wɪl ʌv hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts, wˌaɪl hiː ɪz ʌnpɹəvˈaɪdᵻd wɪð ɐn ˈɑːɹmi ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn. ðiːz ɑːɹ θˈɪŋz wˌɪtʃ mˈeɪ swˈɛl jʊɹ stɹˈɛŋθ bˌʌt duːnˌɑːt kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːt ɪt, bˌiːɪŋ ɪn ðɛmsˈɛlvz nˈʌl ænd ʌv nˈoʊ ɐvˈeɪl wɪðˌaʊt ɐn ˈɑːɹmi ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ juː kæn dᵻpˈɛnd.