text_original: Being head of the church as well as of the state, he strictly obeys the precepts of the Koran, never drinking wine, and spending a great part of his time at the mosque; but he is not the less sociable, and his talk bears no trace of the austerity to be expected in that of one who leads so regular a life.
text_transcription: BEING HEAD OF THE CHURCH AS WELL AS OF THE STATE HE STRICTLY OBEYS THE PRECEPTS OF THE KORAUN NEVER DRINKING WINE AND SPENDING A GREAT PART OF HIS TIME AT THE MOSQUE BUT HE IS NOT THE LESS SOCIABLE AND HIS TALK BEARS NO TRACE OF THE AUSTERITY TO BE EXPECTED IN THAT OF ONE WHO LEADS SO REGULAR A LIFE
phonemes: bˌiːɪŋ hˈɛd ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ æz wˈɛl æz ʌvðə stˈeɪt, hiː stɹˈɪktli oʊbˈeɪz ðə pɹˈiːsɛpts ʌvðə kɔːɹˈɑːn, nˈɛvɚ dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ wˈaɪn, ænd spˈɛndɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm æt ðə mˈɑːsk; bˌʌt hiː ɪz nˌɑːt ðə lˈɛs sˈoʊʃiəbəl, ænd hɪz tˈɔːk bˈɛɹz nˈoʊ tɹˈeɪs ʌvðɪ ɔːstˈɛɹᵻɾi təbi ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɪn ðæt ʌv wˈʌn hˌuː lˈiːdz sˌoʊ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ɐ lˈaɪf.