text_original: He was highly esteemed by his fellow citizens, for he was kind and benevolent, never refusing good counsel to those in earnest to profit by it, so that by degrees the fame of his sagacity spread far and wide, and many came from great distances to consult him.
text_transcription: HE WAS HIGHLY ESTEEMED BY HIS FELLOW CITIZENS FOR HE WAS KIND AND BENEVOLENT NEVER REFUSING GOOD COUNSEL TO THOSE IN EARNEST TO PROFIT BY IT SO THAT BY DEGREES THE FAME OF HIS SAGACITY SPREAD FAR AND WIDE AND MANY CAME FROM GREAT DISTANCES TO CONSULT HIM
phonemes: hiː wʌz hˈaɪli ɛstˈiːmd baɪ hɪz fˈɛloʊ sˈɪɾɪzənz, fɔːɹ hiː wʌz kˈaɪnd ænd bənˈɛvələnt, nˈɛvɚ ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ ɡˈʊd kˈaʊnsəl tə ðoʊz ɪn ˈɜːnɪst tə pɹˈɑːfɪt baɪ ɪt, sˌoʊ ðæt baɪ dᵻɡɹˈiːz ðə fˈeɪm ʌv hɪz səɡˈæsᵻɾi spɹˈɛd fˈɑːɹ ænd wˈaɪd, ænd mˈɛni kˈeɪm fɹʌm ɡɹˈeɪt dˈɪstənsᵻz tə kənsˈʌlt hˌɪm.