text_original: And because they thought much about heaven in those days and because they longed to enter into the kingdom, it was not hard for some of the rich to do this. Their possessions were as nothing to them compared with the riches which God was giving so freely.
text_transcription: AND BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT HEAVEN IN THOSE DAYS AND BECAUSE THEY LONGED TO ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM IT WAS NOT HARD FOR SOME OF THE RICH TO DO THIS THEIR POSITIONS WERE AS NOTHING TO THEM COMPARED WITH THE RICHES WHICH GOD WAS GIVING SO FREELY
phonemes: ænd bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ θˈɔːt mˈʌtʃ ɐbˌaʊt hˈɛvən ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz ænd bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ lˈɔŋd tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈɪŋdəm, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt hˈɑːɹd fɔːɹ sˌʌm ʌvðə ɹˈɪtʃ tə dˈuː ðˈɪs. ðɛɹ pəzˈɛʃənz wɜːɹ æz nˈʌθɪŋ tə ðˌɛm kəmpˈɛɹd wɪððə ɹˈɪtʃᵻz wˌɪtʃ ɡˈɑːd wʌz ɡˈɪvɪŋ sˌoʊ fɹˈiːli.