text_original: The prince, therefore, who can bring together a strong army can do without building fortresses, while he who has not a strong army ought not to build them, but should carefully strengthen the city wherein he dwells, and keep it well stored with supplies, and its inhabitants well affected, so that he may resist attack till an accord be agreed on, or he be relieved by foreign aid.
text_transcription: THE PRINCE THEREFORE WHO CAN BRING TOGETHER A STRONG ARMY CAN DO WITHOUT BUILDING FORTRESSES WHILE HE WHO HAS NOT A STRONG ARMY OUGHT NOT TO BUILD THEM BUT SHOULD CAREFULLY STRENGTHEN THE CITY WHEREIN HE DWELLS AND KEEP IT WELL STORED WITH SUPPLIES AND ITS INHABITANTS WELL AFFECTED SO THAT HE MAY RESIST ATTACK TILL AN ACCORD BE AGREED ON OR HE BE RELIEVED BY FOREIGN AID
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɪns, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, hˌuː kæn bɹˈɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ˈɑːɹmi kæn dˈuː wɪðˌaʊt bˈɪldɪŋ fˈɔːɹtɹəsᵻz, wˌaɪl hiː hˌuː həznɑːt ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ˈɑːɹmi ˈɔːt nˌɑːt tə bˈɪld ðˌɛm, bˌʌt ʃˌʊd kˈɛɹfəli stɹˈɛŋθən ðə sˈɪɾi wˈɛɹɪn hiː dwˈɛlz, ænd kˈiːp ɪt wˈɛl stˈɔːɹd wɪð səplˈaɪz, ænd ɪts ɪnhˈæbɪtənts wˈɛl ɐfˈɛktᵻd, sˌoʊ ðæt hiː mˈeɪ ɹᵻzˈɪst ɐtˈæk tˈɪl ɐn ɐkˈɔːɹd biː ɐɡɹˈiːd ˈɔn, ɔːɹ hiː biː ɹᵻlˈiːvd baɪ fˈɔːɹən ˈeɪd.