sˈaɪsɹoʊ sˈɛz ðæt fˈɪlɪpəs wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdɪdli ɪnfˈɪɹiɚɹ æz ɐn ˈɔːɹəɾɚ tə hɪz tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹiz kɹˈæsəs ænd æntˈoʊnɪəs, bˌʌt wʌz wɪðˌaʊt kwˈɛstʃən nˈɛkst tə ðˌɛm, bˌʌt fˈɑːɹ nˈɛkst sˈɛd lˈɔŋɡoʊ ˌɪntɚvˈæloʊ tˈeɪmɛn pɹˈɑːksjuːməs.
Cicero says that Philippus was decidedly inferior as an orator to his two great contemporaries Crassus and Antonius, but was without question next to them, but far next (sed longo intervallo tamen proxumus.