text_original: 231); let us ASCETIC IDEALS 105 listen to the tone, the suffering, the happiness, the grati  tude, with which such words are uttered: "This is the painless state which Epicurus praised as the highest good and as the state of the gods; we are during that moment freed from the vile pressure of the will, we celebrate the Sabbath of the will's hard labour, the wheel of Ixion stands still." What vehemence of language! What images of anguish and protracted revulsion!
text_transcription: ONE PAGE TWO THIRTY ONE LET US LISTEN TO THE TONE THE SUFFERING THE HAPPINESS THE GRATITUDE WITH WHICH SUCH WORDS ARE UTTERED THIS IS THE PAINLESS STATE WHICH EPICURUS PRAISED AS HIGH AS GOOD AND AS THE STATE OF THE GODS WE ARE DURING THAT MOMENT FREED FROM THE VILE PRESSURE OF THE WILL WE CELEBRATE THE SABBATH OF THE WILL'S HARD LABOUR THE WEAL OF IXION STANDS STILL WHAT VEHEMENCE OF LANGUAGE WHAT IMAGES OF ANGUISH AND PROTRACTED REVULSION
phonemes: tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn); lˈɛt ˌʌs ɐsˈɛɾɪk aɪdˈiəlz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv lˈɪsən tə ðə tˈoʊn, ðə sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ, ðə hˈæpɪnəs, ðə ɡɹˈæɾi tˈuːd, wɪð wˌɪtʃ sˈʌtʃ wˈɜːdz ɑːɹ ˈʌɾɚd: "ðɪs ɪz ðə pˈeɪnləs stˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ ˈɛpɪkjˌʊɹɹəs pɹˈeɪzd æz ðə hˈaɪɪst ɡˈʊd ænd æz ðə stˈeɪt ʌvðə ɡˈɑːdz; wiː ɑːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt mˈoʊmənt fɹˈiːd fɹʌmðə vˈaɪl pɹˈɛʃɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɪl, wiː sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt ðə sˈæbəθ ʌvðə wɪlz hˈɑːɹd lˈeɪbɚ, ðə wˈiːl ʌv ˈɪkʃən stˈændz stˈɪl." wˌʌt vˈiəməns ʌv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ! wˌʌt ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ʌv ˈæŋɡwɪʃ ænd pɹətɹˈæktᵻd ɹᵻvˈʌlʃən!