text_original: MAN OR MANIKIN The world does not always distinguish between appearance and true merit. Pretence often gets the plaudits, but desert is above them  it has rewards of its own.
text_transcription: DOT ORG BY MELVONLEIG THE WORLD DOES NOT ALWAYS DISTINGUISH BETWEEN APPEARANCE AND TRUE MERIT PRETENCE OFTEN GETS THE PLAUDITS BUT DESSERT IS ABOVE THEM IT HAS REWARDS OF ITS OWN
phonemes: ˌɛmˌeɪˈɛn ɔːɹ mˈænɪkˌɪn ðə wˈɜːld dʌznˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ bᵻtwˌiːn ɐpˈɪɹəns ænd tɹˈuː mˈɛɹɪt. pɹˈiːtɛns ˈɔfən ɡˈɛts ðə plˈɔːdɪts, bˌʌt dˈɛzɚt ɪz əbˌʌv ðˌɛm ɪt hɐz ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdz ʌv ɪts ˈoʊn.