text_original: During the suspense of those dark hours, and all the next day I was constantly reminded of the Bible metaphor of "a nail fastened in a sure place." The absolute confidence which those men reposed in me, the comfort and strength I could give them, were so out of proportion to my strength that it was a study.
text_transcription: DURING THE SUSPENSE OF THOSE DARK HOURS AND ALL THE NEXT DAY I WAS CONSTANTLY REMINDED OF THE BIBLE METAPHOR OF A NAIL FASTENED IN A SURE PLACE THE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE WHICH THOSE MEN REPOSED IN ME THE COMFORT AND STRENGTH I COULD GIVE THEM WERE SO OUT OF PROPORTION TO MY STRENGTH THAT IT WAS A STUDY
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə səspˈɛns ʌv ðoʊz dˈɑːɹk ˈaʊɚz, ænd ˈɔːl ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ aɪ wʌz kˈɑːnstəntli ɹᵻmˈaɪndᵻd ʌvðə bˈaɪbəl mˈɛɾəfˌɔːɹ ʌv "ɐ nˈeɪl fˈæsənd ɪn ɐ ʃˈʊɹ plˈeɪs." ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt kˈɑːnfɪdəns wˌɪtʃ ðoʊz mˈɛn ɹᵻpˈoʊzd ɪn mˌiː, ðə kˈʌmfɚt ænd stɹˈɛŋθ aɪ kʊd ɡˈɪv ðˌɛm, wɜː sˌoʊ ˌaʊɾəv pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən tə maɪ stɹˈɛŋθ ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzɐ stˈʌdi.