text_original: But between us and Goodness the gods have placed the sweat of our brows: long and steep is the path that leads to her, and it is rough at the first; but when a man has reached the top, then is she easy to reach, though before that she was hard.
text_transcription: BUT BETWEEN US AND GOODNESS THE GODS HAVE PLACED THE SWEAT OF OUR BROWS LONG AND STEEP IS THE PATH THAT LEADS TO HER AND IT IS ROUGH AT THE FIRST BUT WHEN A MAN HAS REACHED THE TOP THEN IS SHE EASY TO REACH THOUGH BEFORE THAT SHE WAS HARD
phonemes: bˌʌt bᵻtwˌiːn ˌʌs ænd ɡˈʊdnəs ðə ɡˈɑːdz hæv plˈeɪst ðə swˈɛt ʌv ˌaʊɚ bɹˈaʊz: lˈɔŋ ænd stˈiːp ɪz ðə pˈæθ ðæt lˈiːdz tə hɜː, ænd ɪɾ ɪz ɹˈʌf æt ðə fˈɜːst; bˌʌt wɛn ɐ mˈæn hɐz ɹˈiːtʃt ðə tˈɑːp, ðˈɛn ɪz ʃiː ˈiːzi tə ɹˈiːtʃ, ðˌoʊ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðæt ʃiː wʌz hˈɑːɹd.