text_original: We may, however, be sure that in every instance, and to whatever country they were sent, the quantity of land assigned was not very large: first, because, these colonists being sent to guard the newly acquired country, by giving little land it became possible to send more men; and second because, as the Romans lived frugally at home, it is unreasonable to suppose that they should wish their countrymen to be too well off abroad.
text_transcription: WE MAY HOWEVER BE SURE THAT IN EVERY INSTANCE AND TO WHATEVER COUNTRY THEY WERE SENT THE QUANTITY OF LAND ASSIGNED WAS NOT VERY LARGE FIRST BECAUSE THESE COLONISTS BEING SENT TO GUARD THE NEWLY ACQUIRED COUNTRY BY GIVING LITTLE LAND IT BECAME POSSIBLE TO SEND MORE MEN AND SECOND BECAUSE AS THE ROMANS LIVED FRUGALLY AT HOME IT IS UNREASONABLE TO SUPPOSE THAT THEY SHOULD WISH THEIR COUNTRYMEN TO BE TOO WELL OFF ABROAD
phonemes: wiː mˈeɪ, haʊˈɛvɚ, biː ʃˈʊɹ ðæt ɪn ˈɛvɹi ˈɪnstəns, ænd tʊ wʌtˈɛvɚ kˈʌntɹi ðeɪ wɜː sˈɛnt, ðə kwˈɔntᵻɾi ʌv lˈænd ɐsˈaɪnd wʌz nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi lˈɑːɹdʒ: fˈɜːst, bɪkˈʌz, ðiːz kˈɑːlənˌɪsts bˌiːɪŋ sˈɛnt tə ɡˈɑːɹd ðə nˈuːli ɐkwˈaɪɚd kˈʌntɹi, baɪ ɡˈɪvɪŋ lˈɪɾəl lˈænd ɪt bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːsᵻbəl tə sˈɛnd mˈɔːɹ mˈɛn; ænd sˈɛkənd bɪkˈʌz, æz ðə ɹˈoʊmənz lˈɪvd fɹˈuːɡəli æt hˈoʊm, ɪɾ ɪz ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl tə səpˈoʊz ðæt ðeɪ ʃˌʊd wˈɪʃ ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn təbi tˈuː wˈɛl ˈɔf ɐbɹˈɔːd.