jˈoʊhɑːn ˈɜːnɪst ænd hɪz bɹˈʌðɚɹ ˈɜːnɪst sˈuːn fˈaʊnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz faɪnˈænʃəli ˌoʊvɚstɹˈɛtʃt æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə pɑːɹtˈɪʃən ðɪ ˈɪŋkʌm ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɛldɪst bɹˈʌðɚ, fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk, fˈɑːɹ ɛksˈiːdᵻd ðɪ ˈɪŋkʌm ʌv jˈoʊhɑːn ˈɜːnɪst, ænd ðeɪ bˈoʊθ mˌeɪd ɐ pɹˈoʊtɛst.
Johann Ernest and his brother Ernest soon found themselves financially overstretched as a result of the partition (the income of their eldest brother, Frederick, far exceeded the income of Johann Ernest), and they both made a protest.