text_original: At this juncture I cannot avoid trying to give a tenta  76 THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS tive and provisional expression to my own hypothesis con  cerning the origin of the bad conscience: it is difficult to make it fully appreciated, and it requires continuous med  itation, attention, and digestion. I regard the bad con  science as the serious illness which man was bound to con  tract under the stress of the most radical change which he has ever experienced — that change, when he found himself finally imprisoned within the pale of society and of peace.
text_transcription: AT THIS JUNCTURE I CANNOT AVOID TRYING TO GIVE ATTENTIVE AND PROVISIONAL EXPRESSION TO MY OWN HYPOTHESIS CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF THE BAD CONSCIENCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE IT FULLY APPRECIATED AND IT REQUIRES CONTINUOUS MEDITATION ATTENTION AND DIGESTION I REGARD THE BAD CONSCIENCE AS THE SERIOUS ILLNESS WHICH MAN WAS BOUND TO CONTRACT UNDER THE STRESS OF THE MOST RADICAL CHANGE WHICH HE HAD EVER EXPERIENCED THAT CHANGE WHEN HE FOUND HIMSELF FINALLY IMPRISONED WITHIN THE PALE OF SOCIETY AND OF PEACE
phonemes: æt ðɪs dʒˈʌŋktʃɚɹ aɪ kænˈɑːt ɐvˈɔɪd tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə ɡˈɪv ɐ tˈɛntə sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ðə dʒˌiːnɪˈælədʒi ʌv mˈɔːɹəlz tˈaɪv ænd pɹəvˈɪʒənəl ɛkspɹˈɛʃən tə maɪ ˈoʊn haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs kˈɑːn sˈɜːnɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌvðə bˈæd kˈɑːnʃəns: ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə mˌeɪk ɪt fˈʊli ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd ɪt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz kəntˈɪnjuːəs mˈɛd ɪtˈeɪʃən, ɐtˈɛnʃən, ænd daɪdʒˈɛstʃən. aɪ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ðə bˈæd kˈɑːn sˈaɪəns æz ðə sˈɪɹiəs ˈɪlnəs wˌɪtʃ mˈæn wʌz bˈaʊnd tə kˈɑːn tɹˈækt ˌʌndɚ ðə stɹˈɛs ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɹˈædɪkəl tʃˈeɪndʒ wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐz ˈɛvɚɹ ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst — ðæt tʃˈeɪndʒ, wˌɛn hiː fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf fˈaɪnəli ɪmpɹˈɪzənd wɪðˌɪn ðə pˈeɪl ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi ænd ʌv pˈiːs.