text_original: There is no standing still ! Even as I pause, The steep path shifts and I slip back apace. FORWARD. 109 Movement was safety ; by the journey laws No help is given, no safe abiding place, No idling in the pathway hard and slow : I must go forward, or must backward go
text_transcription: THERE IS NO STANDING STILL EVEN AS I PAUSE THE STEEP PATH SHIFTS AND I SLIP BACK A PACE MOVEMENT WAS SAFETY BY THE JOURNEY LAWS NO HELP IS GIVEN NO SAFE ABIDING PLACE NO IDLING IN THE PATHWAY HARD AND SLOW I MUST GO FORWARD OR MUST BACKWARD GO
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ stˈændɪŋ stˈɪl ! ˈiːvən æz aɪ pˈɔːz, ðə stˈiːp pˈæθ ʃˈɪfts ænd aɪ slˈɪp bˈæk ɐpˈeɪs. fˈɔːɹwɚd. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn mˈuːvmənt wʌz sˈeɪfti ; baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːni lˈɔːz nˈoʊ hˈɛlp ɪz ɡˈɪvən, nˈoʊ sˈeɪf ɐbˈaɪdɪŋ plˈeɪs, nˈoʊ ˈaɪdlɪŋ ɪnðə pˈæθweɪ hˈɑːɹd ænd slˈoʊ : aɪ mˈʌst ɡˌoʊ fˈɔːɹwɚd, ɔːɹ mˈʌst bˈækwɚd ɡˈoʊ