text_original: As most of his successors were weak, idle, and stupid, they are known as the Sluggard, or Do nothing, Kings. They ate, drank, and were merry ; rode about in royal style, Digitized by Google MAYORS OF THE PALACE 63 lolling lazily in great wagons drawn by slow pacing oxen ; and troubled themselves about nothing in the world save their own pleasure.
text_transcription: AS MOST OF HIS SUCCESSORS WERE WEAK IDLE AND STUPID THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE SLUGGARD OR DO NOTHING KINGS THEY ATE DRANK AND WERE MERRY RODE ABOUT IN ROYAL STYLE LOLLING LAZILY IN GREAT WAGONS DRAWN BY SLOW PACING OXEN AND TROUBLED THEMSELVES ABOUT NOTHING IN THE WORLD SAVE THEIR OWN PLEASURE
phonemes: æz mˈoʊst əv hɪz səksˈɛsɚz wɜː wˈiːk, ˈaɪdəl, ænd stˈuːpɪd, ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˈoʊn æz ðə slˈʌɡɚd, ɔːɹ dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ, kˈɪŋz. ðeɪ ˈeɪt, dɹˈæŋk, ænd wɜː mˈɛɹi ; ɹˈoʊd ɐbˌaʊt ɪn ɹˈɔɪəl stˈaɪl, dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl mˈeɪɚz ʌvðə pˈælɪs sˈɪksti θɹˈiː lˈɑːlɪŋ lˈeɪzili ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt wˈæɡənz dɹˈɔːn baɪ slˈoʊ pˈeɪsɪŋ ˈɑːksən ; ænd tɹˈʌbəld ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɐbˌaʊt nˈʌθɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɜːld sˈeɪv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn plˈɛʒɚ.