text_original: If they were not weighted with nice scruples, if they could work upon the ruleEs fears or give substance to his vague suspicions ; if they were dexterous enough to rake up useful scraps of evidence and put their lies into a telling form, then they might hope to amass great fortunes speedily and to rise to high official rank.
text_transcription: IF THEY WERE NOT WEIGHTED WITH NICE SCRUPLES IF THEY COULD WORK UPON THE RULER'S FEARS OR GIVE SUBSTANCE TO HIS VAGUE SUSPICIONS IF THEY WERE DEXTEROUS ENOUGH TO RAKE UP USEFUL SCRAPS OF EVIDENCE AND PUT THEIR LIVES INTO A TELLING FORM THEN THEY MIGHT HOPE TO AMASS GREAT FORTUNE SPEEDILY AND RISE TO HIGH OFFICIAL RANK
phonemes: ɪf ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt wˈeɪɾᵻd wɪð nˈaɪs skɹˈuːpəlz, ɪf ðeɪ kʊd wˈɜːk əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˈuːl ˈiːz fˈɪɹz ɔːɹ ɡˈɪv sˈʌbstəns tə hɪz vˈeɪɡ səspˈɪʃənz ; ɪf ðeɪ wɜː dˈɛkstɚɹəs ɪnˈʌf tə ɹˈeɪk ˌʌp jˈuːsfəl skɹˈæps ʌv ˈɛvɪdəns ænd pˌʊt ðɛɹ lˈaɪz ˌɪntʊ ɐ tˈɛlɪŋ fˈɔːɹm, ðˈɛn ðeɪ mˌaɪt hˈoʊp tʊ ɐmˈæs ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz spˈiːdili ænd tə ɹˈaɪz tə hˈaɪ əfˈɪʃəl ɹˈæŋk.