text_original: And they said, "Help us, stranger, if thou canst, for if help come not soon, the city and people of Kadmos will be destroyed; for like a black cloud in the sky the Sphinx rests on the cliff, and none can drive her away unless he first answers the riddle with which she baffles the wisest of the land. Every day she utters her dark speech, and devours all who seek to answer it and fail."
text_transcription: AND THEY SAID HELP A STRANGER IF THOU CANST FOR IF HELP COME NOT SOON THE CITY AND PEOPLE OF CADMUS WILL BE DESTROYED FOR LIKE A BLACK CLOUD IN THE SKY THE SPHINX RESTS ON THE CLIFF AND NONE CAN DRIVE HER AWAY UNLESS HE FIRST ANSWERS THE RIDDLE WITH WHICH SHE BAFFLES THE WISEST OF THE LAND EVERY DAY SHE UTTERS HER DARK SPEECH AND DEVOURS ALL WHO SEEK TO ANSWER IT AND FAIL
phonemes: ænd ðeɪ sˈɛd, "hˈɛlp ˌʌs, stɹˈeɪndʒɚ, ɪf ðˈaʊ kˈænst, fɔːɹ ɪf hˈɛlp kˈʌm nˌɑːt sˈuːn, ðə sˈɪɾi ænd pˈiːpəl ʌv kˈædmoʊz wɪl biː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd; fɔːɹ lˈaɪk ɐ blˈæk klˈaʊd ɪnðə skˈaɪ ðə sfˈɪŋks ɹˈɛsts ɔnðə klˈɪf, ænd nˈʌn kæn dɹˈaɪv hɜːɹ ɐwˈeɪ ʌnlˈɛs hiː fˈɜːst ˈænsɚz ðə ɹˈɪdəl wɪð wˌɪtʃ ʃiː bˈæfəlz ðə wˈaɪsɪst ʌvðə lˈænd. ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ ʃiː ˈʌɾɚz hɜː dˈɑːɹk spˈiːtʃ, ænd dɪvˈaʊɚz ˈɔːl hˌuː sˈiːk tʊ ˈænsɚɹ ɪt ænd fˈeɪl."