text_original: The main thing is to poison the friend's peace of mind. If the guest's face betrays all the colours of envy then the hostess has attained the acme of delight. One might almost say that their dissatisfaction with their lot in life drives human beings on to stir up discontent in the hearts of others.
text_transcription: THE MAIN THING IS TO POISON THE FRIEND'S PEACE OF MIND IF THE GUEST'S FACE BETRAYS ALL THE COLOURS OF ENVY THEN THE HOSTESS HAS ATTAINED THE ACME OF DELIGHT ONE MIGHT ALMOST SAY THAT THEIR DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR LOT IN LIFE DRIVES HUMAN BEINGS ON TO STIR UP DISCONTENT IN THE HEARTS OF OTHERS
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪn θˈɪŋ ɪz tə pˈɔɪzən ðə fɹˈɛndz pˈiːs ʌv mˈaɪnd. ɪf ðə ɡˈɛsts fˈeɪs bᵻtɹˈeɪz ˈɔːl ðə kˈʌlɚz ʌv ˈɛnvi ðˈɛn ðə hˈoʊstɛs hɐz ɐtˈeɪnd ðɪ ˈækmi ʌv dᵻlˈaɪt. wˈʌn mˌaɪt ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈeɪ ðæt ðɛɹ dɪsˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən wɪð ðɛɹ lˈɑːt ɪn lˈaɪf dɹˈaɪvz hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz ˌɔn tə stˈɜːɹ ˌʌp dɪskəntˈɛnt ɪnðə hˈɑːɹts ʌv ˈʌðɚz.