text_original: Trajan knew possibly something of their weakness, or expressed only the self reliance of his own strong will, when he answered the envoys in a haughty strain, telling them that friends were secured by deeds and not by fair words, and that he would take such action as seemed good when he arrived upon the scene.
text_transcription: TRAJAN KNEW POSSIBLY SOMETHING OF THEIR WEAKNESS OR EXPRESSED ONLY THE SELF RELIANCE OF HIS OWN STRONG WILL WHEN HE ANSWERED THE ENVOYS IN A HAUGHTY STRAIN TELLING THEM THAT FRIENDS WERE SECURED BY DEEDS AND NOT BY FAIR WORDS AND THAT HE WOULD TAKE SUCH ACTION AS SEEMED GOOD WHEN HE ARRIVED UPON THE SCENE
phonemes: tɹˈædʒən nˈuː pˈɑːsᵻbli sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ wˈiːknəs, ɔːɹ ɛkspɹˈɛst ˈoʊnli ðə sˈɛlf ɹᵻlˈaɪəns ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn stɹˈɔŋ wˈɪl, wˌɛn hiː ˈænsɚd ðɪ ˈɛnvɔɪz ɪn ɐ hˈɔːɾi stɹˈeɪn, tˈɛlɪŋ ðˌɛm ðæt fɹˈɛndz wɜː sᵻkjˈʊɹd baɪ dˈiːdz ænd nˌɑːt baɪ fˈɛɹ wˈɜːdz, ænd ðæt hiː wʊd tˈeɪk sˈʌtʃ ˈækʃən æz sˈiːmd ɡˈʊd wɛn hiː ɚɹˈaɪvd əpˌɑːn ðə sˈiːn.