text_original: If he had thought of the husband's peace first, he would have counselled silence. But he thought most of this stricken soul, with wings that spread themselves towards heaven, held down to earth by the burden of an unpardoned sin.
text_transcription: IF HE HAD THOUGHT OF THE HUSBAND'S PEACE FIRST HE WOULD HAVE COUNSELLED SILENCE BUT HE THOUGHT MOST OF THIS STRICKEN SOUL WITH WINGS THAT SPREAD THEMSELVES TOWARDS HEAVEN HELD DOWN TO EARTH BY THE BURDEN OF AN UNPARDONED SIN
phonemes: ɪf hiː hæd θˈɔːt ʌvðə hˈʌsbəndz pˈiːs fˈɜːst, hiː wʊdhɐv kˈaʊnsɛld sˈaɪləns. bˌʌt hiː θˈɔːt mˈoʊst əv ðɪs stɹˈɪkən sˈoʊl, wɪð wˈɪŋz ðæt spɹˈɛd ðɛmsˈɛlvz təwˈɔːɹdz hˈɛvən, hˈɛld dˌaʊn tʊ ˈɜːθ baɪ ðə bˈɜːdən əvən ʌnpˈɑːɹdənd sˈɪn.