text_original: And in the world, as in the school, I 'd say how fate may change and shift, — IV — 17 258 THE HIGHER LIFE. The prize be sometimes with the fool, The race not always to the swift: The strong may yield, the good may fall, The great man be a vulgar clown, The knave be lifted over all, The kind cast pitilessly down. Who knows the inscrutable design? Blessed be He who took and gave!
text_transcription: AND IN THE WORLD AS IN THE SCHOOL I'D SAY HOW FATE MAY CHANGE AND SHIFT THE PRICE BE SOMETIMES WITH THE FOOL THE RACE NOT ALWAYS TO THE SWIFT THE STRONG MAY YIELD THE GOOD MAY FALL THE GREAT MAN BE A VULGAR CLOWN THE KNAVE BE LIFTED OVER ALL THE KIND CAST PITILESSLY DOWN WHO KNOWS THE INSCRUTABLE DESIGN BLESSED BE HE WHO TOOK AND GAVE
phonemes: ænd ɪnðə wˈɜːld, æz ɪnðə skˈuːl, aɪ dˈiː sˈeɪ hˌaʊ fˈeɪt mˈeɪ tʃˈeɪndʒ ænd ʃˈɪft, — ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹ — sˈɛvəntˌiːn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ðə hˈaɪɚ lˈaɪf. ðə pɹˈaɪz biː sˈʌmtaɪmz wɪððə fˈuːl, ðə ɹˈeɪs nˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz tə ðə swˈɪft: ðə stɹˈɔŋ mˈeɪ jˈiːld, ðə ɡˈʊd mˈeɪ fˈɔːl, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæn biː ɐ vˈʌlɡɚ klˈaʊn, ðə nˈeɪv biː lˈɪftᵻd ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl, ðə kˈaɪnd kˈæst pˈɪɾiləsli dˈaʊn. hˌuː nˈoʊz ðɪ ɪnskɹˈuːɾəbəl dɪzˈaɪn? blˈɛst biː hiː hˌuː tˈʊk ænd ɡˈeɪv!