text_original: "Laboe — Sekvice ok Act." 73 But marriage was a life contract, and God required me to keep it to the end, and said, " When thou passeth through the fire I will be with thee, and the floods shall not overflow thee." I could not bear to have a bill sent to mother's executors for my wages, but I could compromise, and I did. He returned to Louisville, sold the goods, went on a trading boat, and joined Samuel in Little Rock.
text_transcription: O BUT MARRIAGE WAS A LIFE CONTRACT AND GOD REQUIRED ME TO KEEP IT TO THE END AND SAID WHEN THOU PASSEST THROUGH THE FIRE I WILL BE WITH THEE AND THE FLOODS SHALL NOT OVERFLOW THEE I COULD BEAR TO HAVE A BILL SENT TO MY MOTHER'S EXECUTORS FOR MY WAGES BUT I COULD COMPROMISE AND I DID HE RETURNED TO LOUISVILLE SOLD THE GOODS WENT ON A TRADING BOAT AND JOINED SAMUEL IN LITTLE ROCK
phonemes: "lˈæboʊ — sˈɛkvɪs ˌoʊkˈeɪ ˈækt." sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː bˌʌt mˈæɹɪdʒ wʌzɐ lˈaɪf kˈɑːntɹækt, ænd ɡˈɑːd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd mˌiː tə kˈiːp ɪt tə ðɪ ˈɛnd, ænd sˈɛd, " wˌɛn ðˈaʊ pˈæsəθ θɹuː ðə fˈaɪɚɹ aɪ wɪl biː wɪð ðˈiː, ænd ðə flˈʌdz ʃˌæl nˌɑːt ˌoʊvɚflˈoʊ ðˈiː." aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt bˈɛɹ tə hæv ɐ bˈɪl sˈɛnt tə mˈʌðɚz ɛɡzˈɛkjuːɾɚz fɔːɹ maɪ wˈeɪdʒᵻz, bˌʌt aɪ kʊd kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz, ænd aɪ dˈɪd. hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə lˈuːizvˌɪl, sˈoʊld ðə ɡˈʊdz, wɛnt ˌɔn ɐ tɹˈeɪdɪŋ bˈoʊt, ænd dʒˈɔɪnd sˈæmjuːl ɪn lˈɪɾəl ɹˈɑːk.