text_original: I would throw myself into this river, and have it over with at once." "I always noticed your faith in prayer," said I. "But how can it consist with this known inflexibility of natural laws?" "And what if natural laws were meant as servants of man's moral life?
text_transcription: I WOULD THROW MYSELF INTO THIS RIVER AND HAVE IT OVER WITH IT ONCE I ALWAYS NOTICED YOUR FAITH IN PRAYER SAID I BUT HOW CAN IT CONSIST WITH THIS KNOWN INFLEXIBILITY OF NATURAL LAWS AND WHAT IF NATURAL LAWS WERE MEANT AS SERVANTS OF MAN'S MORAL LIFE
phonemes: aɪ wʊd θɹˈoʊ maɪsˈɛlf ˌɪntʊ ðɪs ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd hæv ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ wɪð ɐtwˈʌns." "aɪ ˈɔːlweɪz nˈoʊɾɪst jʊɹ fˈeɪθ ɪn pɹˈɛɹ," sˈɛd ˈaɪ. "bˌʌt hˌaʊ kæn ɪt kənsˈɪst wɪð ðɪs nˈoʊn ɪnflˌɛksəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv nˈætʃɚɹəl lˈɔːz?" "ænd wʌt ɪf nˈætʃɚɹəl lˈɔːz wɜː mˈɛnt æz sˈɜːvənts ʌv mˈænz mˈɔːɹəl lˈaɪf?