text_original: Imagining my sorrow was the effect of my own misfortunes, he comforted me with observing, that life was a voyage in which we must expect to meet with all weathers; sometimes was calm, sometimes rough; that a fair gale often succeeded a storm; that the wind did not always sit one way, and that despair signified nothing; that resolution and skill were better than a stout vessel: for why? because they require no carpenter, and grow stronger the more labour they undergo.
text_transcription: IMAGINING MY SORROW WAS THE EFFECT OF MY OWN MISFORTUNES HE COMFORTED ME WITH OBSERVING THAT LIFE WAS A VOYAGE IN WHICH WE MUST EXPECT TO MEET WITH ALL WEATHERS SOMETIMES WAS CALM SOMETIMES ROUGH THAT A FAIR GALE OFTEN SUCCEEDED A STORM THAT THE WIND DID NOT ALWAYS SIT ONE WAY AND THAT DESPAIR SIGNIFIED NOTHING THAT RESOLUTION AND SKILL WERE BETTER THAN A STOUT VESSEL FOR WHY BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE NO CARPENTER AND GROW STRONGER THE MORE LABOR THEY UNDERGO
phonemes: ɪmˈædʒɪnɪŋ maɪ sˈɑːɹoʊ wʌzðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv maɪ ˈoʊn mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊnz, hiː kˈʌmfɚɾᵻd mˌiː wɪð əbzˈɜːvɪŋ, ðæt lˈaɪf wʌzɐ vˈɔɪɪdʒ ɪnwˌɪtʃ wiː mˈʌst ɛkspˈɛkt tə mˈiːt wɪð ˈɔːl wˈɛðɚz; sˈʌmtaɪmz wʌz kˈɑːm, sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹˈʌf; ðˌæɾə fˈɛɹ ɡˈeɪl ˈɔfən səksˈiːdᵻd ɐ stˈɔːɹm; ðætðə wˈɪnd dɪdnˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz sˈɪt wˈʌn wˈeɪ, ænd ðæt dᵻspˈɛɹ sˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd nˈʌθɪŋ; ðæt ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən ænd skˈɪl wɜː bˈɛɾɚ ðˌænə stˈaʊt vˈɛsəl: fɔːɹ wˈaɪ? bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ nˈoʊ kˈɑːɹpəntɚ, ænd ɡɹˈoʊ stɹˈɔŋɡɚ ðə mˈɔːɹ lˈeɪbɚ ðeɪ ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊ.