text_original: During these years of peace Irene was maturing her plans for the restoration of image  worship. In 784, Paul the Patriarch of Constantinople resigned his great office and became a monk, acknowledging to all the world that his conscience was troubled by the isolation of Constantinople from all the other Patriarchates on the ground of Iconoclasm. Noth  ing could have suited Irene's plans bettor than this resignation.
text_transcription: DURING THESE YEARS OF PEACE IRENE WAS MATURING HER PLANS FOR THE RESTORATION OF IMAGE WORSHIP IN SEVENT EIGHTY FOUR PAUL THE PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE RESIGNED HIS GREAT OFFICE AND BECAME A MONK ACKNOWLEDGING TO ALL THE WORLD THAT HIS CONSCIENCE WAS TROUBLED BY THE ISOLATION OF CONSTANTINOPLE FROM ALL THE OTHER PATRIARCHATES ON THE GROUND OF ICONOCLASM NOTHING COULD HAVE SUITED IRENE'S PLANS BETTER THAN THIS RESIGNATION
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðiːz jˈɪɹz ʌv pˈiːs ˈaɪɹiːn wʌz mətʃˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɜː plˈænz fɚðə ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɪmɪdʒ wˈɜːʃɪp. ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈɔːɹ, pˈɔːl ðə pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl ɹɪzˈaɪnd hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɑːfɪs ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈʌŋk, ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒɪŋ tʊ ˈɔːl ðə wˈɜːld ðæt hɪz kˈɑːnʃəns wʌz tɹˈʌbəld baɪ ðɪ ˌaɪsəlˈeɪʃən ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl fɹʌm ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkeɪts ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv ˈaɪkənˌɑːklæzəm. nˈɑːθ ˈɪŋ kˌʊdɐv sˈuːɾᵻd ˈaɪɹiːnz plˈænz bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ðɪs ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən.