text_original: Millions are expended on the persuading business, and prayer poured out like the rains in iN'oah's flood, without any perceptible ef  fect; but still they keep on paying and praying, and carefully abstain from all means at all likely to ac  complish the desired result.
text_transcription: MILLIONS ARE EXPENDED ON THE PERSUADING BUSINESS AND PRAYER POURED OUT LIKE THE RAINS AND NOAH'S FLOOD WITHOUT ANY PERCEPTIBLE EFFECT BUT STILL THEY KEEP ON PAYING AND PRAYING AND CAREFULLY ABSTAIN FROM ALL MEANS AT ALL LIKELY TO ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED RESULT
phonemes: mˈɪliənz ɑːɹ ɛkspˈɛndᵻd ɔnðə pɚswˈeɪdɪŋ bˈɪznəs, ænd pɹˈɛɹ pˈɔːɹd ˈaʊt lˈaɪk ðə ɹˈeɪnz ɪn ˈaɪ ˈɛnˈoʊz flˈʌd, wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni pɚsˈɛptᵻbəl ˈɛf fˈɛkt; bˌʌt stˈɪl ðeɪ kˈiːp ˌɔn pˈeɪɪŋ ænd pɹˈeɪɪŋ, ænd kˈɛɹfəli ɐbstˈeɪn fɹʌm ˈɔːl mˈiːnz æɾ ˈɔːl lˈaɪkli tʊ ˌeɪsˈiː kəmplˈɪʃ ðə dɪzˈaɪɚd ɹɪzˈʌlt.