text_original: Nor is there any need to marvel that only very few works issued from his hands, for the reason that, being a gay and humorous fellow and a lover of good cheer, he harboured but few thoughts and would never work save when he could not help it; and so he used to say that doing nothing else but labour, without taking a little pleasure in the world, was no life for a Christian.
text_transcription: NOR IS THERE ANY NEED TO MARVEL THAT ONLY VERY FEW WORKS ISSUED FROM HIS HANDS FOR THE REASON THAT BEING A GAY AND HUMOROUS FELLOW AND A LOVER OF GOOD CHEER HE HARBOURED BUT FEW THOUGHTS AND WOULD NEVER WORK SAVE WHEN HE COULD NOT HELP IT AND SO HE USED TO SAY THAT DURING NOTHING ELSE BUT LABOR WITHOUT TAKING A LITTLE PLEASURE IN THE WORLD WAS NO LIFE FOR A CHRISTIAN
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ ɪz ðɛɹ ˌɛni nˈiːd tə mˈɑːɹvəl ðæt ˈoʊnli vˈɛɹi fjˈuː wˈɜːks ˈɪʃuːd fɹʌm hɪz hˈændz, fɚðə ɹˈiːzən ðˈæt, bˌiːɪŋ ɐ ɡˈeɪ ænd hjˈuːmɚɹəs fˈɛloʊ ænd ɐ lˈʌvɚɹ ʌv ɡˈʊd tʃˈɪɹ, hiː hˈɑːɹbɚd bˌʌt fjˈuː θˈɔːts ænd wʊd nˈɛvɚ wˈɜːk sˈeɪv wɛn hiː kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp ɪt; ænd sˌoʊ hiː jˈuːzd tə sˈeɪ ðæt dˌuːɪŋ nˈʌθɪŋ ˈɛls bˌʌt lˈeɪbɚ, wɪðˌaʊt tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ lˈɪɾəl plˈɛʒɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɜːld, wʌz nˈoʊ lˈaɪf fɚɹə kɹˈɪstʃən.