text_original: In despair Peter turns to Paul, begging for his aid. In a hexameter poem of forty  seven lines ( all the corre  19 290 CHARLEMAGNE. 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.
text_transcription: IN DESPAIR PETER TURNS TO PAUL BEGGING FOR HIS AID IN A HEXAMETER POEM OF FORTY SEVEN LINES ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE IS IN VERSE PAUL GIVES HIS VERSION OF THE ANSWER WHICH IF CORRECT CERTAINLY PROVES THE RIDDLE TO HAVE BEEN A VERY FOOLISH ONE
phonemes: ɪn dᵻspˈɛɹ pˈiːɾɚ tˈɜːnz tə pˈɔːl, bˈɛɡɪŋ fɔːɹ hɪz ˈeɪd. ɪn ɐ hˈɛksɐmˌiːɾɚ pˈoʊᵻm ʌv fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən lˈaɪnz ( ˈɔːl ðə kˈɔr nˈaɪntiːn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni. spˈɑːndəns ɪz ɪn vˈɜːs) pˈɔːl ɡˈɪvz bˈɪs vˈɜːʒən ʌvðɪ ˈænsɚ, wˈɪtʃ, ɪf kɚɹˈɛkt, sˈɜːʔn̩li pɹˈuːvz ðə ɹˈɪdəl tə hɐvbɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi fˈuːlɪʃ wˌʌn.