text_original: Religion itself had no counteracting force, for at Rome it was a matter more of formal observance than of moral faith.
text_transcription: RELIGION ITSELF HAD NO COUNTERACTING FORCE FOR AT ROME IT WAS MORE A MATTER OF FORMAL OBSERVANCE THAN OF MORAL FAITH
phonemes: ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ɪtsˈɛlf hæd nˈoʊ kˌaʊntɚɹˈæktɪŋ fˈɔːɹs, fɔːɹ æt ɹˈoʊm ɪt wʌzɐ mˈæɾɚ mˈɔːɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹməl əbzˈɜːvəns ðɐn ʌv mˈɔːɹəl fˈeɪθ.