text_original: For instance, your own grandfather has made himself master over all and sundry among the Medes, but with the Persians equality is held to be an essential part of justice: and first and foremost, your father himself must perform his appointed services to the state and receive his appointed dues: and the measure of these is not his own caprice but the law.
text_transcription: FOR INSTANCE YOUR OWN GRANDFATHER HAS MADE HIMSELF MASTER OVER ALL AND SUNDRY AMONG THE MEDES BUT WITH THE PERSIANS EQUALITY IS HELD TO BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF JUSTICE AND FIRST AND FOREMOST YOUR FATHER HIMSELF MUST PERFORM HIS APPOINTED SERVICES TO THE STATE AND RECEIVE HIS APPOINTED DUES AND THE MEASURE OF THESE IS NOT HIS OWN CAPRICE BUT THE LAW
phonemes: fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, jʊɹ ˈoʊn ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ hɐz mˌeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf mˈæstɚɹ ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl ænd sˈʌndɹi ɐmˌʌŋ ðə mˈiːdz, bˌʌt wɪððə pˈɜːʒənz iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi ɪz hˈɛld təbi ɐn ᵻsˈɛnʃəl pˈɑːɹt ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs: ænd fˈɜːst ænd fˈɔːɹmoʊst, jʊɹ fˈɑːðɚ hɪmsˈɛlf mˈʌst pɚfˈɔːɹm hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə ðə stˈeɪt ænd ɹᵻsˈiːv hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dˈuːz: ænd ðə mˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv ðiːz ɪz nˌɑːt hɪz ˈoʊn kɐpɹˈiːs bˌʌt ðə lˈɔː.