text_original: It was freely admitted that even where men and women had allowed themselves, by idleness or carelessness, to sink into actual poverty, it was better to give them temporary relief at the public expense than allow them to take up with the ways of crime, or leave them to pay the penalty of their wrongdoings by death from starvation.
text_transcription: IT WAS FREELY ADMITTED THAT EVEN WHERE MEN AND WOMEN HAD ALLOWED THEMSELVES BY IDLENESS OR CARELESSNESS TO SINK INTO ACTUAL POVERTY IT WAS BETTER TO GIVE THEM TEMPORARY RELIEF AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE THAN ALLOW THEM TO TAKE UP WITH THE WAYS OF CRIME OR LEAVE THEM TO PAY THE PENALTY OF THEIR WRONGDOINGS BY DEATH FROM STARVATION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz fɹˈiːli ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðæt ˈiːvən wˌɛɹ mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn hæd ɐlˈaʊd ðɛmsˈɛlvz, baɪ ˈaɪdəlnəs ɔːɹ kˈɛɹləsnəs, tə sˈɪŋk ˌɪntʊ ˈæktʃuːəl pˈɑːvɚɾi, ɪt wʌz bˈɛɾɚ tə ɡˈɪv ðˌɛm tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɹᵻlˈiːf æt ðə pˈʌblɪk ɛkspˈɛns ðɐn ɐlˈaʊ ðˌɛm tə tˈeɪk ˌʌp wɪððə wˈeɪz ʌv kɹˈaɪm, ɔːɹ lˈiːv ðˌɛm tə pˈeɪ ðə pˈɛnəlɾi ʌv ðɛɹ ɹˈɑːŋduːˌɪŋz baɪ dˈɛθ fɹʌm stɑːɹvˈeɪʃən.