text_original: Miserably poor himself, he always had about him people more miserable and more poor, who looked to him for the very bread and water of their affliction, dependents whom he tended not merely generously, but, what was better still, cheerfully.
text_transcription: MISERABLE POOR HIMSELF HE ALWAYS HAD ABOUT HIM PEOPLE MORE MISERABLE AND MORE POOR WHO LOOKED TO HIM FOR THE VERY BREAD AND WATER OF THEIR AFFLICTION DEPENDENTS WHOM HE TENDED NOT MORE GENEROUSLY BUT WHAT WAS BETTER STILL CHEERFULLY
phonemes: mˈɪzɹəbli pˈʊɹ hɪmsˈɛlf, hiː ˈɔːlweɪz hæd ɐbˌaʊt hˌɪm pˈiːpəl mˈɔːɹ mˈɪzɹəbəl ænd mˈɔːɹ pˈʊɹ, hˌuː lˈʊkt tə hˌɪm fɚðə vˈɛɹi bɹˈɛd ænd wˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ ɐflˈɪkʃən, dᵻpˈɛndənts hˈuːm hiː tˈɛndᵻd nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli dʒˈɛnɚɹəsli, bˌʌt, wˌʌt wʌz bˈɛɾɚ stˈɪl, tʃˈɪɹfəli.