text_original: ^sop, who hap  pens to be a listener to the debate, decides in favor of the bees, on the ground that, instead of dirt and poison, they have rather chosen to fill their hives with honey and wax—" thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light."
text_transcription: ESOP WHO HAPPENS TO BE A LISTENER TO THE DEBATE DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF THE BEES ON THE GROUND THAT INSTEAD OF DIRT AND POISON THEY HAVE RATHER CHOSEN TO FILL THEIR HIVES WITH HONEY AND WAX THUS FURNISHING MANKIND WITH THE TWO NOBLEST OF THINGS WHICH ARE SWEETNESS AND LIGHT
phonemes: sˈɑːp, hˌuː hˈæp pˈɛnz təbi ɐ lˈɪsənɚ tə ðə dᵻbˈeɪt, dᵻsˈaɪdz ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌvðə bˈiːz, ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ðˈæt, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv dˈɜːt ænd pˈɔɪzən, ðeɪ hæv ɹˈæðɚ tʃˈoʊzən tə fˈɪl ðɛɹ hˈaɪvz wɪð hˈʌni ænd wˈæks—" ðˈʌs fˈɜːnɪʃɪŋ mæŋkˈaɪnd wɪððə tˈuː nˈoʊbəlɪst ʌv θˈɪŋz, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ swˈiːtnəs ænd lˈaɪt."