text_original: But, on the other hand, he showed himself at first sincerely ^ ^ desirous of just rule, warned provincial gover  anxious to nors who pressed him to raise higher taxes ^^ovcrn well. good shepherd shears but does not flay his sheep,' and kept a careful watch on the tribunals to see that the laws were properly enforced.
text_transcription: BUT ON THE OTHER HAND HE SHOWED HIMSELF AT FIRST SINCERELY DESIROUS OF JUST RULE WARNED PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS WHO PRESSED HIM TO RAISE HIGHER TAXES THAT A GOOD SHEPHERD SHEARS BUT DOES NOT FLAY HIS SHEEP AND KEPT A CAREFUL WATCH ON THE TRIBUNALS TO SEE THAT THE LAWS WERE PROPERLY ENFORCED
phonemes: bˌʌt, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, hiː ʃˈoʊd hɪmsˈɛlf æt fˈɜːst sɪnsˈɪɹli dɪzˈaɪɚɹəs ʌv dʒˈʌst ɹˈuːl, wˈɔːɹnd pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɡˈoʊvɚɹ ˈæŋʃəs tə nˈɔːɹz hˌuː pɹˈɛst hˌɪm tə ɹˈeɪz hˈaɪɚ tˈæksᵻz ˈɑːvkən wˈɛl. ɡˈʊd ʃˈɛpɚd ʃˈɪɹz bˌʌt dʌznˌɑːt flˈeɪ hɪz ʃˈiːp,ænd kˈɛpt ɐ kˈɛɹfəl wˈɑːtʃ ɔnðə tɹaɪbjˈuːnəlz tə sˈiː ðætðə lˈɔːz wɜː pɹˈɑːpɚli ɛnfˈɔːɹst.