text_original: And while preserving their political existence, the Florentines should have made small account of the other two conditions; nor ought they, even with the possibility and almost certainty of greater advantages before them, to have left matters in any degree to the arbitration of Fortune, by pushing things to extremes, and incurring risks which no prudent man should incur, unless compelled by necessity.
text_transcription: AND WHILE PRESERVING THEIR POLITICAL EXISTENCE THE FLORENTINES SHOULD HAVE MADE SMALL ACCOUNT OF THE OTHER TWO CONDITIONS NOR OUGHT THEY EVEN WITH THE POSSIBILITY AND ALMOST CERTAINTY OF GREATER ADVANTAGES BEFORE THEM TO HAVE LEFT MATTERS IN ANY DEGREE TO THE ARBITRATION OF FORTUNE BY PUSHING THINGS TO EXTREMES AND INCURRING RISKS WHICH NO PRUDENT MAN SHOULD INCUR UNLESS COMPELLED BY NECESSITY
phonemes: ænd wˌaɪl pɹɪzˈɜːvɪŋ ðɛɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɛɡzˈɪstəns, ðə flˈɔːɹəntˌaɪnz ʃˌʊdəv mˌeɪd smˈɔːl ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈuː kəndˈɪʃənz; nˈɔːɹ ˈɔːt ðeɪ, ˈiːvən wɪððə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈɜːtənti ʌv ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz bᵻfˈɔːɹ ðˌɛm, tə hæv lˈɛft mˈæɾɚz ɪn ˌɛni dᵻɡɹˈiː tə ðɪ ˌɑːɹbɪtɹˈeɪʃən ʌv fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, baɪ pˈʊʃɪŋ θˈɪŋz tʊ ɛkstɹˈiːmz, ænd ɪŋkˈɜːɹɪŋ ɹˈɪsks wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ pɹˈuːdənt mˈæn ʃˌʊd ɪŋkˈɜː, ʌnlˈɛs kəmpˈɛld baɪ nəsˈɛsɪɾi.