text_original: spondence is in verse) Paul gives bis version of the answer, which, if correct, certainly proves the riddle to have been a very foolish one. At another time the king poetically asks Paul which of three penal  ties he would prefer — to be crushed under an im  ,mense weight of iron, to be doomed to lie in a gloomy dungeon cave, or to be sent to convert and baptize Sigfrid who " wields the impious sceptre of pestilential Denmark."
text_transcription: SPONDENCE IS IN VERSE PAUL GIVES HIS VERSION OF THE ANSWER WHICH IF CORRECT CERTAINLY PROVES THE RIDDLE TO HAVE BEEN A VERY FOOLISH ONE AT ANOTHER TIME THE KING POETICALLY ASKS PAUL WHICH OF THREE PENALTIES HE WOULD PREFER TO BE CRUSHED UNDER AN IMMENSE WEIGHT OF IRON TO BE DOOMED TO LIE IN A GLOOMY DUNGEON CAVE OR TO BE SENT TO CONVERT AND BAPTIZE SICKFRID WHO WIELDS THE IMPIOUS SCEPTRE OF PESTILENTIAL DENMARK
phonemes: spˈɑːndəns ɪz ɪn vˈɜːs) pˈɔːl ɡˈɪvz bˈɪs vˈɜːʒən ʌvðɪ ˈænsɚ, wˈɪtʃ, ɪf kɚɹˈɛkt, sˈɜːʔn̩li pɹˈuːvz ðə ɹˈɪdəl tə hɐvbɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi fˈuːlɪʃ wˌʌn. æɾ ɐnˈʌðɚ tˈaɪm ðə kˈɪŋ poʊˈɛɾɪkli ˈæsks pˈɔːl wˌɪtʃ ʌv θɹˈiː pˈiːnəl tˈaɪz hiː wʊd pɹɪfˈɜː — təbi kɹˈʌʃt ˌʌndɚɹ ɐn ˈɪm  ,mˈɛns wˈeɪt ʌv ˈaɪɚn, təbi dˈuːmd tə lˈaɪ ɪn ɐ ɡlˈuːmi dˈʌndʒən kˈeɪv, ɔːɹ təbi sˈɛnt tə kənvˈɜːt ænd bˈæptaɪz sˈɪɡfɹɪd hˈuː " wˈiːldz ðɪ ɪmpˈiəs sˈɛptɚɹ ʌv pˌɛstɪlˈɛnʃəl dˈɛnmɑːɹk."