text_original: Yet, not contented with what he thus could earn, and despairing of being able to steer the bark of his fortune for any length of time between two such dangerous quicksands, he resolved to profit by the occasion while it lasted, and strike some considerable stroke at once.
text_transcription: YET NOT CONTENTED WITH WHAT HE THUS COULD EARN AND DESPAIRING OF BEING ABLE TO STEER THE BARK OF HIS FORTUNE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN TWO SUCH DANGEROUS QUICKSANDS HE RESOLVED TO PROFIT BY THE OCCASION WHILE IT LASTED AND STRIKE SOME CONSIDERABLE STROKE AT ONCE
phonemes: jˈɛt, nˌɑːt kəntˈɛntᵻd wɪð wʌt hiː ðˈʌs kʊd ˈɜːn, ænd dᵻspˈɛɹɪŋ ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə stˈɪɹ ðə bˈɑːɹk ʌv hɪz fˈɔːɹtʃʊn fɔːɹ ˌɛni lˈɛŋθ ʌv tˈaɪm bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː sˈʌtʃ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs kwˈɪksændz, hiː ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə pɹˈɑːfɪt baɪ ðɪ əkˈeɪʒən wˌaɪl ɪt lˈæstᵻd, ænd stɹˈaɪk sˌʌm kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl stɹˈoʊk ɐtwˈʌns.