text_original: The emperor said, "Kaou yaou, that of these my ministers and people hardly one is found to offend 6 SHUN OF YU against the regulations of my government is owing to your being the Minister of Crime, and intelligent in the use of the five punishments to assist the inculcation of the five duties, with a view to the perfection of my govern  ment, and that through punishment there may come to be no punishments, but the people accord with the path of the Mean.
text_transcription: THE EMPEROR SAID KAO YAU THAT OF THESE MY MINISTERS AND PEOPLE HARDLY ONE IS FOUND TO OFFEND AGAINST THE REGULATIONS OF MY GOVERNMENT IS OWING TO YOUR BEING THE MINISTER OF CRIME AND INTELLIGENT IN THE USE OF THE FIVE PUNISHMENTS TO ASSIST THE INCULCATION OF THE FIVE DUTIES WITH A VIEW TO THE PERFECTION OF MY GOVERNMENT AND THAT THROUGH PUNISHMENT THERE MAY COME TO BE NO PUNISHMENTS BUT THE PEOPLE ACCORD WITH THE PATH OF THE MEAN
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ sˈɛd, "kˈeɪəˌuː jˈeɪəˌuː, ðæt ʌv ðiːz maɪ mˈɪnɪstɚz ænd pˈiːpəl hˈɑːɹdli wˈʌn ɪz fˈaʊnd tʊ əfˈɛnd sˈɪks ʃˈʌn ʌv wˌaɪjˈuː ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃənz ʌv maɪ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪz ˈoʊɪŋ tə jʊɹ bˌiːɪŋ ðə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv kɹˈaɪm, ænd ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt ɪnðə jˈuːs ʌvðə fˈaɪv pˈʌnɪʃmənts tʊ ɐsˈɪst ðɪ ˌɪŋkəlkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈaɪv dˈuːɾiz, wɪð ɐ vjˈuː tə ðə pɚfˈɛkʃən ʌv maɪ ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt, ænd ðæt θɹuː pˈʌnɪʃmənt ðɛɹ mˈeɪ kˈʌm təbi nˈoʊ pˈʌnɪʃmənts, bˌʌt ðə pˈiːpəl ɐkˈɔːɹd wɪððə pˈæθ ʌvðə mˈiːn.