dɪəklˈɛʃənz ɹᵻplˈaɪ: "ɪf juː kʊd ʃˈoʊ ðə kˈæbɪdʒ ðæt aɪ plˈæntᵻd wɪð maɪ ˈoʊn hˈændz tə jʊɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, hiː dˈɛfɪnətli wˈʊdənt dˈɛɹ sədʒˈɛst ðæt aɪ ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðə pˈiːs ænd hˈæpɪnəs ʌv ðɪs plˈeɪs wɪððə stˈoːɹmz əvə nˈɛvɚsˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd ɡɹˈiːd.
Diocletian's reply: "If you could show the cabbage that I planted with my own hands to your emperor, he definitely wouldn't dare suggest that I replace the peace and happiness of this place with the storms of a never-satisfied greed.