text_original: Then, observing that the artillery men stood at a great distance from their pieces, handling, loading, and discharging them with much timidity, he gave his attention to this, and so contrived that from that time onwards the artillery did harm to no one, whereas it had previously killed many of them, since they had not had judgment and knowledge enough to avoid suffering injury from the recoil.
text_transcription: THEN OBSERVING THAT THE ARTILLERY MEN STOOD AT A GREAT DISTANCE FROM THEIR PIECES HANDLING LOADING AND DISCHARGING THEM WITH MUCH TIMIDITY HE GAVE HIS ATTENTION TO THIS AND SO CONTRIVED THAT FROM THAT TIME ONWARDS THE ARTILLERY DID HARM TO NO ONE WHEREAS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY KILLED MANY OF THEM SINCE THEY HAD NOT HAD JUDGMENT AND KNOWLEDGE ENOUGH TO AVOID SUFFERING INJURY FROM THE RECOIL
phonemes: ðˈɛn, əbzˈɜːvɪŋ ðætðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi mˈɛn stˈʊd æɾə ɡɹˈeɪt dˈɪstəns fɹʌm ðɛɹ pˈiːsᵻz, hˈændlɪŋ, lˈoʊdɪŋ, ænd dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒɪŋ ðˌɛm wɪð mˈʌtʃ tɪmˈɪdᵻɾi, hiː ɡˈeɪv hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən tə ðˈɪs, ænd sˌoʊ kəntɹˈaɪvd ðæt fɹʌm ðæt tˈaɪm ˈɑːnwɚdz ðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi dˈɪd hˈɑːɹm tə nˈoʊwˈʌn, wˈɛɹæz ɪt hæd pɹˈiːviəsli kˈɪld mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm, sˈɪns ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt hæd dʒˈʌdʒmənt ænd nˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪnˈʌf tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ ˈɪndʒɚɹi fɹʌmðə ɹᵻkˈɔɪl.