text_original: In numbers of cases the clergy of the higher ranks had enormous incomes, quite out of all proportion to any duties they were even supposed to perform, while the clergymen who actually did the work were, as a general rule, screwed down to a pitiful rate of payment which hardly kept soul and body together.
text_transcription: IN NUMBERS OF CASES THE CLERGY OF THE HIGHER RANKS HAD ENORMOUS INCOMES QUITE OUT OF ALL PROPORTION TO ANY DUTIES THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PERFORM WHILE THE CLERGYMEN WHO ACTUALLY DID THE WORK WERE AS A GENERAL RULE SCREWED DOWN TO A PITIFUL RATE OF PAYMENT WHICH HARDLY KEPT SOUL AND BODY TOGETHER
phonemes: ɪn nˈʌmbɚz ʌv kˈeɪsᵻz ðə klˈɜːdʒi ʌvðə hˈaɪɚ ɹˈæŋks hæd ɪnˈɔːɹməs ˈɪŋkʌmz, kwˈaɪt ˌaʊɾəv ˈɔːl pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən tʊ ˌɛni dˈuːɾiz ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈiːvən səpˈoʊzd tə pɚfˈɔːɹm, wˌaɪl ðə klˈɜːdʒɪmˌɛn hˌuː ˈæktʃuːəli dˈɪd ðə wˈɜːk wɜː, æz ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɹˈuːl, skɹˈuːd dˌaʊn tʊ ɐ pˈɪɾifəl ɹˈeɪt ʌv pˈeɪmənt wˌɪtʃ hˈɑːɹdli kˈɛpt sˈoʊl ænd bˈɑːdi təɡˈɛðɚ.