text_original: They did not ask if it could last, or if the revenue could bear the constant strain ; they did not think that their ruler's character might change again when he had to face the trial of an empty treasury and a disappointed people.
text_transcription: THEY DID NOT ASK IF IT COULD LAST OR IF THE REVENUE COULD BEAR THE CONSTANT STRAIN THEY DID NOT THINK THAT THE RULER'S CHARACTER MIGHT CHANGE AGAIN WHEN HE HAD TO FACE THE TRIAL OF AN EMPTY TREASURY AT A DISAPPOINTED PEOPLE
phonemes: ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ˈæsk ɪf ɪt kʊd lˈæst, ɔːɹ ɪf ðə ɹˈɛvənˌuː kʊd bˈɛɹ ðə kˈɑːnstənt stɹˈeɪn ; ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt θˈɪŋk ðæt ðɛɹ ɹˈuːlɚz kˈæɹɪktɚ mˌaɪt tʃˈeɪndʒ ɐɡˈɛn wɛn hiː hædtə fˈeɪs ðə tɹˈaɪəl əvən ˈɛmpti tɹˈɛʒɚɹi ænd ɐ dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pˈiːpəl.