ðə wˈaɪz tʃˈænsɛlɚ hæd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɜːdz tə tˈɛmpɚ ðə mˈɔŋɡɑːl pɹˈæktɪsᵻz, stˈeɪɾɪŋ tə dʒˈɛŋɡɪs kˈɑːnz sˈʌn ænd səksˈɛsɚ tə ðə θɹˈoʊn, ðæt wˌaɪl ˈɛmpaɪɚz mˈeɪ biː kˈɑːŋkɚd ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk, ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt biː ɹˈuːld ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk.
The wise chancellor had the great words to temper the Mongol practices, stating to Genghis Khan's son and successor to the throne, that while empires may be conquered on horseback, they could not be ruled on horseback.