text_original: Thus do these defend that which they do, which by me is disallowed: but the Egyptians are excessively careful in their observances, both in other matters which concern the sacred rites and also in those which follow:  Egypt, though it borders upon Libya, does not very much abound in wild animals, but such as they have are one and all accounted by them sacred, some of them living with men and others not.
text_transcription: THUS DO THESE DEFEND THAT WHICH THEY DO WHICH BY ME IS DISALLOWED BUT THE EGYPTIANS ARE EXCESSIVELY CAREFUL IN THEIR OBSERVANCES BOTH IN OTHER MATTERS WHICH CONCERN THE SACRED RITES AND ALSO IN THOSE WHICH FOLLOW EGYPT THOUGH IT BORDERS UPON LIBYA DOES NOT VERY MUCH ABOUND IN WILD ANIMALS BUT SUCH AS THEY HAVE ARE ONE AND ALL ACCOUNTED BY THEM SACRED SOME OF THEM LIVING WITH MEN AND OTHERS NOT
phonemes: ðˈʌs dˈuː ðiːz dᵻfˈɛnd ðæt wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ dˈuː, wˌɪtʃ baɪ mˌiː ɪz dˌɪsɐlˈaʊd: bˌʌt ðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃənz ɑːɹ ɛksˈɛsɪvli kˈɛɹfəl ɪn ðɛɹ əbzˈɜːvənsᵻz, bˈoʊθ ɪn ˈʌðɚ mˈæɾɚz wˌɪtʃ kənsˈɜːn ðə sˈeɪkɹɪd ɹˈaɪts ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ fˈɑːloʊ:  ˈiːdʒɪpt, ðˌoʊ ɪt bˈɔːɹdɚz əpˌɑːn lˈɪbɪə, dʌznˌɑːt vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ɐbˈaʊnd ɪn wˈaɪld ˈænɪməlz, bˌʌt sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðeɪ hæv ɑːɹ wˈʌn ænd ˈɔːl ɐkˈaʊntᵻd baɪ ðˌɛm sˈeɪkɹɪd, sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm lˈɪvɪŋ wɪð mˈɛn ænd ˈʌðɚz nˈɑːt.