text_original: ' When I think,' he says, ' of the loyal offerings declined, of the imperial dues remitted by the treasury, of the informers thrust aside, and then again of the largess granted to the soldiers and the people, 1 am tempted to enquire whether you have balanced carefully enough the ways and means of the imperial budget.' And indeed the Roman ruler's purse was not too full, nor was it an easy task to meet the calls upon it.
text_transcription: WHEN I THINK HE SAYS OF THE LOYAL OFFERINGS DECLINED OF THE IMPERIAL DUTIES REMITTED BY THE TREASURY OF THE INFORMERS THRUST ASIDE AND THEN AGAIN OF THE LARGESS GRANTED TO THE SOLDIERS AND THE PEOPLE I AM TEMPTED TO INQUIRE WHETHER YOU HAVE BALANCED CAREFULLY ENOUGH THE WAYS AND MEANS OF THE IMPERIAL BUDGET AND INDEED THE ROMAN RULER'S PURSE WAS NOT TOO FULL NOR WAS IT AN EASY TASK TO MEET THE CHARGES UPON IT
phonemes: wˌɛn aɪ θˈɪŋk,hiː sˈɛz, ʌvðə lˈɔɪəl ˈɔfɚɹɪŋz dᵻklˈaɪnd, ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dˈuːz ɹiːmˈɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi, ʌvðɪ ɪnfˈɔːɹmɚz θɹˈʌst ɐsˈaɪd, ænd ðˈɛn ɐɡˈɛn ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɛs ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz ænd ðə pˈiːpəl, wˈʌn ˌeɪˈɛm tˈɛmptᵻd tʊ ɛŋkwˈaɪɚ wˈɛðɚ juː hæv bˈælənst kˈɛɹfəli ɪnˈʌf ðə wˈeɪz ænd mˈiːnz ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl bˈʌdʒɪt.ænd ˌɪndˈiːd ðə ɹˈoʊmən ɹˈuːlɚz pˈɜːs wʌz nˌɑːt tˈuː fˈʊl, nˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪɾ ɐn ˈiːzi tˈæsk tə mˈiːt ðə kˈɔːlz əpˌɑːn ɪt.