text_original: He cared not that the pool was meagre and the palm trees stunted, this only made them the more precious and wonderful, more truly the works of Jehovah, who had set them thus in the midst of this great and terrible wilderness, like jewels of price. He had looked upon fruitful lands and great rivers, upon cities also, where men dwelt by hundreds and by thousands, and his soul had grown sick within him at the sight.
text_transcription: HE CARED NOT THAT THE POOL WAS MEAGRE AND THE PALM TREES STUNTED THIS ONLY MADE THEM MORE PRECIOUS AND WONDER MORE TRULY THE WORKS OF JEHOVAH WHO HAD SET THEM THUS IN THE MIDST OF THIS GREAT AND TERRIBLE WILDERNESS LIKE JEWELS OF PRICE HE HAD LOOKED UPON FRUITFUL LANDS AND GREAT RIVERS UPON CITIES ALSO WHERE MEN DWELT BY HUNDREDS AND BY THOUSANDS AND HIS SOUL HAD GROWN SICK WITHIN HIM AT THE SIGHT
phonemes: hiː kˈɛɹd nˌɑːt ðætðə pˈuːl wʌz mˈiːɡɚ ænd ðə pˈɑːm tɹˈiːz stˈʌntᵻd, ðɪs ˈoʊnli mˌeɪd ðˌɛm ðə mˈɔːɹ pɹˈɛʃəs ænd wˈʌndɚfəl, mˈɔːɹ tɹˈuːli ðə wˈɜːks ʌv dʒəhˈoʊvə, hˌuː hæd sˈɛt ðˌɛm ðˈʌs ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv ðɪs ɡɹˈeɪt ænd tˈɛɹᵻbəl wˈɪldɚnəs, lˈaɪk dʒˈuːəlz ʌv pɹˈaɪs. hiː hæd lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn fɹˈuːtfəl lˈændz ænd ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈɪvɚz, əpˌɑːn sˈɪɾiz ˈɔːlsoʊ, wˌɛɹ mˈɛn dwˈɛlt baɪ hˈʌndɹɪdz ænd baɪ θˈaʊzəndz, ænd hɪz sˈoʊl hæd ɡɹˈoʊn sˈɪk wɪðˌɪn hˌɪm æt ðə sˈaɪt.