wˌaɪl sˌʌm ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə dˈɛvᵻs mˈeɪ biː bˈiːɪŋz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɔːɹəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ænd pɹɛstˈiːʒ ænd ðˈʌs dɪzˈɜːvɪŋ əvə hˈaɪ dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv ɹᵻspˈɛkt ænd vˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz, ˈiːvən bˌiːɪŋ ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d pɹæktˈɪʃənɚz ʌvðə dˈɑːɹmə, nˈoʊ dˈiːvə kæn ˈʌltᵻmətli biː tˈeɪkən æz ðə wˈeɪ ʌv ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌm ɔːɹ kəntɹˈoʊl wˈʌnz ɹᵻbˈɜːθ.
While some individuals among the devas may be beings of great moral authority and prestige and thus deserving of a high degree of respect and veneration (in some cases, even being enlightened practitioners of the Dharma), no deva can ultimately be taken as the way of escape from  or control one's rebirth.