text_original: stration: HENRY VAN DYKE] WORK The dog that dropped his bone to snap at its reflection in the water went dinnerless. So do we often lose the substance  the joy  of our work by longing for tasks we think better fitted to our capabilities.
text_transcription: WORK BY HENRY VAN DYKE READ FOR LIVER BOXLOT ORG BY MELVONLEIGH THE DOG THAT DROPPED HIS BONE TO SNAP AT ITS REFLECTION IN THE WATER WENT DINNERLESS SO DO WE OFTEN LOSE THE SUBSTANCE THE JOY OF OUR WORK BY LONGING FOR TASKS WE THINK BETTER FITTED TO OUR CAPABILITIES
phonemes: stɹˈeɪʃən: hˈɛnɹi vˈæn dˈaɪk] wˈɜːk ðə dˈɑːɡ ðæt dɹˈɑːpt hɪz bˈoʊn tə snˈæp æɾ ɪts ɹᵻflˈɛkʃən ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ wɛnt dˈɪnɚləs. sˌoʊ dˈuː wiː ˈɔfən lˈuːz ðə sˈʌbstəns ðə dʒˈɔɪ ʌv ˌaʊɚ wˈɜːk baɪ lˈɔŋɪŋ fɔːɹ tˈæsks wiː θˈɪŋk bˈɛɾɚ fˈɪɾᵻd tʊ ˌaʊɚ kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾiz.