text_original: Another monk describes a strange act of devotion, attested by several contemporary writers. When the saints did not readily comply with the prayers of their votaries, they flogged their relics with rods, in a spirit of impatience which they conceived was necessary to make them bend into compliance.
text_transcription: ANOTHER MONK DESCRIBES A STRANGE ACT OF DEVOTION ATTESTED BY SEVERAL CONTEMPORARY WRITERS WHEN THE SAINTS DID NOT READILY COMPLY WITH THE PRAYERS OF THEIR VOTARIES THEY FLOGGED THEIR RELICS WITH RODS IN A SPIRIT OF IMPATIENCE WHICH THEY CONCEIVED WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE THEM BEND INTO COMPLIANCE
phonemes: ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈʌŋk dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ ˈækt ʌv dɪvˈoʊʃən, ɐtˈɛstᵻd baɪ sˈɛvɹəl kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɹˈaɪɾɚz. wˌɛn ðə sˈeɪnts dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˈɛdili kəmplˈaɪ wɪððə pɹˈɛɹz ʌv ðɛɹ vˈɑːɾɚɹiz, ðeɪ flˈɑːɡd ðɛɹ ɹˈɛlɪks wɪð ɹˈɑːdz, ɪn ɐ spˈɪɹɪt ʌv ɪmpˈeɪʃəns wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ kənsˈiːvd wʌz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə mˌeɪk ðˌɛm bˈɛnd ˌɪntʊ kəmplˈaɪəns.