text_original: It is natural to read that far and wide the provinces were prosperous and contented with a prince who ruled though them quietly and firmly, who had no hankering wars were after military laurels, but liked to say with needful. Scipio that he would rather save a single fellow  countryman than slay a thousand of the enemy.
text_transcription: IT IS NATURAL TO READ THAT FAR AND WIDE THE PROVINCES WERE PROSPEROUS AND CONTENTED WITH THE PRINCE WHO RULED THEM QUIETLY AND FIRMLY WHO HAD NO HANKERING AFTER MILITARY LAURELS BUT LIKED TO SAY WITH SCIPIO THAT HE WOULD RATHER SAVE A SINGLE FELLOW COUNTRYMEN THAN SLAY A THOUSAND OF THE ENEMY
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˈætʃɚɹəl tə ɹˈiːd ðæt fˈɑːɹ ænd wˈaɪd ðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz wɜː pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs ænd kəntˈɛntᵻd wɪð ɐ pɹˈɪns hˌuː ɹˈuːld ðˌoʊ ðˌɛm kwˈaɪətli ænd fˈɜːmli, hˌuː hæd nˈoʊ hˈæŋkɚɹɪŋ wˈɔːɹz wɜːɹ ˈæftɚ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi lˈɔːɹəlz, bˌʌt lˈaɪkt tə sˈeɪ wɪð nˈiːdfəl. sˈɪpɪˌoʊ ðæt hiː wʊd ɹˈæðɚ sˈeɪv ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl fˈɛloʊ kˈʌntɹɪmən ðɐn slˈeɪ ɐ θˈaʊzənd ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi.