The phrase "wert given one due" is spelled with the IPA phonetic transcription /wɜːt gɪvən wʌn du/. The first word, "wert", is an archaic form of "were" and pronounced with a long "e" sound, represented by the symbol /ɜː/. "Given" is pronounced with a short "i" sound, represented by the symbol /ɪ/. "One" is pronounced with a long "o" sound, represented by the symbol /wʌn/, while "due" is pronounced with a long "u" sound, represented by the symbol /du/. Together, this phrase means "if you were given what you deserved".