text_original: "We are alone among beasts of prey and serpents," said the man. "We have no food and no water. How should God be able to help us?" In despair he rent his garments and pressed his face against the dry earth. He was hopeless—like a man with a death wound in his heart.
text_transcription: WE ARE ALONE AMONG BEASTS OF PREY AND SERPENTS SAID THE MAN WE HAVE NO FOOD AND NO WATER HOW SHOULD GOD BE ABLE TO HELP US IN DESPAIR HE RENT HIS GARMENTS AND PRESSED HIS FACE AGAINST THE DRY EARTH HE WAS HOPELESS LIKE A MAN WITH A DEATH WOUND IN HIS HEART
phonemes: "wiː ɑːɹ ɐlˈoʊn ɐmˌʌŋ bˈiːsts ʌv pɹˈeɪ ænd sˈɜːpənts," sˈɛd ðə mˈæn. "wiː hæv nˈoʊ fˈuːd ænd nˈoʊ wˈɔːɾɚ. hˌaʊ ʃˌʊd ɡˈɑːd biː ˈeɪbəl tə hˈɛlp ˌʌs?" ɪn dᵻspˈɛɹ hiː ɹˈɛnt hɪz ɡˈɑːɹmənts ænd pɹˈɛst hɪz fˈeɪs ɐɡˈɛnst ðə dɹˈaɪ ˈɜːθ. hiː wʌz hˈoʊpləs—lˈaɪk ɐ mˈæn wɪð ɐ dˈɛθ wˈuːnd ɪn hɪz hˈɑːɹt.