text_original: Lakes, and mountains, and the most inaccessible strongholds, where valiant defenders are wanting, become no better than the level plain; and money, so far from being a safeguard, is more likely to leave you a prey to your enemy; since nothing can be falser than the vulgar opinion which affirms it to be the sinews of war.
text_transcription: LAKES AND MOUNTAINS AND THE MOST INACCESSIBLE STRONGHOLDS WHERE VALIANT DEFENDERS ARE WANTING BECOME NO BETTER THAN THE LEVEL PLAIN AND MONEY SO FAR FROM BEING A SAFEGUARD IS MORE LIKELY TO LEAVE YOU A PREY TO YOUR ENEMY SINCE NOTHING CAN BE FALSER THAN THE VULGAR OPINION WHICH AFFIRMS IT TO BE THE SINEWS OF WAR
phonemes: lˈeɪks, ænd mˈaʊntɪnz, ænd ðə mˈoʊst ɪnæksˈɛsəbəl stɹˈɔŋhoʊldz, wˌɛɹ vˈæliənt dᵻfˈɛndɚz ɑːɹ wˈɔntɪŋ, bɪkˌʌm nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ðə lˈɛvəl plˈeɪn; ænd mˈʌni, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ɐ sˈeɪfɡɑːɹd, ɪz mˈɔːɹ lˈaɪkli tə lˈiːv juː ɐ pɹˈeɪ tə jʊɹ ˈɛnəmi; sˈɪns nˈʌθɪŋ kæn biː fˈɔlsɚ ðɐn ðə vˈʌlɡɚɹ əpˈɪniən wˌɪtʃ ɐfˈɜːmz ɪt təbi ðə sˈɪnjuːz ʌv wˈɔːɹ.