text_original: Perhaps if he had had to work for a living, to make a career in life for himself, to depend for his success entirely on the steady use of his own best qualities, and to avoid the idleness and self indulgence which would have condemned him to perpetual stint and poverty, he might have made a respectable name in some career where intelligence and application count for much.
text_transcription: PERHAPS IF HE HAD HAD TO WORK FOR A LIVING TO MAKE A CAREER IN LIFE FOR HIMSELF TO DEPEND FOR HIS SUCCESS ENTIRELY ON THE STEADY USE OF HIS OWN BEST QUALITIES AND TO AVOID THE IDLENESS AND SELF INDULGENCE WHICH WOULD HAVE CONDEMNED HIM TO PERPETUAL STINT AND POVERTY HE MIGHT HAVE MADE A RESPECTABLE NAME IN SOME CAREER WHERE INTELLIGENCE AND APPLICATION COUNT FOR MUCH
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ɪf hiː hæd hædtə wˈɜːk fɚɹə lˈɪvɪŋ, tə mˌeɪk ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn lˈaɪf fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf, tə dᵻpˈɛnd fɔːɹ hɪz səksˈɛs ɛntˈaɪɚli ɔnðə stˈɛdi jˈuːs ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn bˈɛst kwˈɔlᵻɾiz, ænd tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ðɪ ˈaɪdəlnəs ænd sˈɛlf ɪndˈʌldʒəns wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv kəndˈɛmd hˌɪm tə pɚpˈɛtʃuːəl stˈɪnt ænd pˈɑːvɚɾi, hiː mˌaɪthɐv mˌeɪd ɐ ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl nˈeɪm ɪn sˌʌm kɚɹˈɪɹ wˌɛɹ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ænd ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən kˈaʊnt fɔːɹ mˈʌtʃ.