text_original: As for the governors of the provinces, if governors they can be called who think that offices of state are given them that they may live at ease and make their fortunes — was not a and com  praetorian praefect only the other day a starveling mendicant, rich as he is now — let nates, them enjoy their wealth and take their pleasure while they can, for if heaven smiles upon my cause they shall fill the treasury with the riches they disgorge.
text_transcription: AS FOR THE GOVERNORS OF THE PROVINCES IF GOVERNORS THEY CAN BE CALLED WHO THINK THAT OFFICES OF STATE ARE GIVEN THEM THAT THEY MAY LIVE AT EASE AND MAKE THEIR FORTUNES WAS NOT A PRAETORIAN PREFECT ONLY THE OTHER DAY A STARVING MENDICANT RICH AS HE IS NOW LET THEM ENJOY THEIR WEALTH AND TAKE THEIR PLEASURE WHILE THEY CAN FOR IF HEAVEN SMILES UPON MY CAUSE THEY SHALL FILL THE TREASURY WITH THE RICHES THEY DISGORGE
phonemes: æz fɚðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, ɪf ɡˈʌvɚnɚz ðeɪ kæn biː kˈɔːld hˌuː θˈɪŋk ðæt ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌv stˈeɪt ɑːɹ ɡˈɪvən ðˌɛm ðæt ðeɪ mˈeɪ lˈɪv æɾ ˈiːz ænd mˌeɪk ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz — wʌz nˌɑːɾə ænd kˈɑːm pɹiːtˈɔːɹiən pɹˈiːfɛkt ˈoʊnli ðɪ ˈʌðɚ dˈeɪ ɐ stˈɑːɹvəlɪŋ mˈɛndɪkənt, ɹˈɪtʃ æz hiː ɪz nˈaʊ — lˈɛt nˈeɪts, ðˌɛm ɛndʒˈɔɪ ðɛɹ wˈɛlθ ænd tˈeɪk ðɛɹ plˈɛʒɚ wˌaɪl ðeɪ kˈæn, fɔːɹ ɪf hˈɛvən smˈaɪlz əpˌɑːn maɪ kˈɔːz ðeɪ ʃˌæl fˈɪl ðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi wɪððə ɹˈɪtʃᵻz ðeɪ dɪsɡˈɔːɹdʒ.