text_original: On his deathbed he gave much good advice to his son Cosimo, his suc  cessor in wealth, and more than his successor in power. "Be compassionate to the poor and assist them with 200 THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE your alms ; to the rich be gracious and obHging, especi  ally if in honest adversity.
text_transcription: ON HIS DEATH BED HE GAVE MUCH GOOD ADVICE TO HIS SON COSYMO HIS SUCCESSOR IN WEALTH AND MORE THAN HIS SUCCESSOR IN POWER BE COMPASSIONATE TO THE POOR AND ASSIST THEM WITH YOUR ALMS TO THE RICH BE GRACIOUS AND OBLIGING ESPECIALLY IF IN HONEST ADVERSITY
phonemes: ˌɔn hɪz dˈɛθbɛd hiː ɡˈeɪv mˈʌtʃ ɡˈʊd ɐdvˈaɪs tə hɪz sˈʌn kəsˈɪmoʊ, hɪz sˈʌk sˈɛsɚɹ ɪn wˈɛlθ, ænd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hɪz səksˈɛsɚɹ ɪn pˈaʊɚ. "biː kəmpˈæʃənət tə ðə pˈʊɹ ænd ɐsˈɪst ðˌɛm wɪð tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː jʊɹ ˈɑːmz ; tə ðə ɹˈɪtʃ biː ɡɹˈeɪʃəs ænd ˈɑːb ˈeɪtʃdʒˈɪŋ, ɪspˈɛsaɪ ˈælaɪ ɪf ɪn ˈɑːnɪst ædvˈɚsᵻɾi.