ɐpˈɪən stˈeɪts ðæt ɡˈælbə, ɔːlðˈoʊ wˈɛlθi, wʌz mˈaɪzɚli, ænd ðæt hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ˈiːvən lˈaɪ ɔːɹ pˈɜːdʒjʊɹ hɪmsˈɛlf, pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd hiː kʊd ðɛɹbˈaɪ ɡˈeɪn pɛkjˈuːnjɚɹi ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz.
Appian states that Galba, although wealthy, was miserly, and that he did not even lie or perjure himself, provided he could thereby gain pecuniary advantages.