They believed in the four elements and the four qualities as described above, and they had a strong tradition of cloaking their written ideas in a labyrinth of coded jargon set with traps to mislead the uninitiated.
ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd ɪnðə fˈoːɹ ˈɛlɪmənts ænd ðə fˈoːɹ kwˈɔlᵻɾiz æz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd əbˈʌv, ænd ðeɪ hæd ɐ stɹˈɔŋ tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv klˈoʊkɪŋ ðɛɹ ɹˈɪʔn̩ aɪdˈiəz ɪn ɐ lˈæbɚɹˌɪnθ ʌv kˈoʊdᵻd dʒˈɑːɹɡən sˈɛt wɪð tɹˈæps tə mɪslˈiːd ðɪ ˌʌnɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd.