text_original: I was going to ask you, therefore, illustrious heir to Constable Thurn, if you would persuade your unfortunate comrade not to drown himself, but to choose some other mode of death ; it can't matter much to him, and he would not wish to wrong the unhappy Christian who must entertain his corpse, if the loss of Guth should really drive him to that act of despair." " You are quite mistaken, my charitable and hospitable friend.
text_transcription: I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THEREFORE ILLUSTRIOUS HEIR TO CONSTABLE THURN IF HE WOULD PERSUADE YOUR UNFORTUNATE COMRADE NOT TO DROWN HIMSELF BUT TO CHOOSE SOME OTHER MODE OF DEATH IT CAN'T MATTER MUCH TO HIM AND HE WOULD NOT WISH TO WRONG THE UNHAPPY CHRISTIAN WHO MUST ENTERTAIN HIS CORPSE IF THE LOSS OF GOOSE SHOULD REALLY DRIVE HIM TO THAT ACT OF DESPAIR HUM YOU ARE QUITE MISTAKEN MY CHARITABLE AND HOSPITABLE FRIEND
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ tʊ ˈæsk juː, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ɪlˈʌstɹiəs ˈɛɹ tə kˈɑːnstəbəl θˈɜːn, ɪf juː wʊd pɚswˈeɪd jʊɹ ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənət kˈɑːmɹæd nˌɑːt tə dɹˈaʊn hɪmsˈɛlf, bˌʌt tə tʃˈuːz sˌʌm ˈʌðɚ mˈoʊd ʌv dˈɛθ ; ɪt kˈænt mˈæɾɚ mˈʌtʃ tə hˌɪm, ænd hiː wʊd nˌɑːt wˈɪʃ tə ɹˈɔŋ ðɪ ʌnhˈæpi kɹˈɪstʃən hˌuː mˈʌst ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn hɪz kˈɔːɹps, ɪf ðə lˈɔs ʌv ɡˈʌθ ʃˌʊd ɹˈiəli dɹˈaɪv hˌɪm tə ðæt ˈækt ʌv dᵻspˈɛɹ." " juː ɑːɹ kwˈaɪt mɪstˈeɪkən, maɪ tʃˈæɹɪɾəbəl ænd hɑːspˈɪɾəbəl fɹˈɛnd.