text_original: Seneca was longer spared, but he too felt that his time must come. He held himself aloof from court, tried to Seneca wealth and honours, to live spared for a austerely, and by the lessons of philosophy to make himself strong and self contained, or to be director of the consciences of those who needed help and comfort.
text_transcription: SENECA WAS LONGER SPARED BUT HE TOO FELT THAT HIS TIME MUST COME HE HELD HIMSELF ALOOF FROM COURT TRIED TO GIVE UP ALL HIS WEALTH AND HONOURS TO LIVE AUSTERELY AND BY THE LESSONS OF PHILOSOPHY TO MAKE HIMSELF STRONG AND SELF CONTAINED OR TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE CONSCIENCES OF THOSE WHO NEEDED HELP AND COMFORT
phonemes: sˈɛnɛkə wʌz lˈɔŋɡɚ spˈɛɹd, bˌʌt hiː tˈuː fˈɛlt ðæt hɪz tˈaɪm mˈʌst kˈʌm. hiː hˈɛld hɪmsˈɛlf ɐlˈuːf fɹʌm kˈɔːɹt, tɹˈaɪd tə sˈɛnɛkə wˈɛlθ ænd ˈɑːnɚz, tə lˈɪv spˈɛɹd fɚɹə ɔːstˈɪɹli, ænd baɪ ðə lˈɛsənz ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi tə mˌeɪk hɪmsˈɛlf stɹˈɔŋ ænd sˈɛlf kəntˈeɪnd, ɔːɹ təbi dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːnʃənsᵻz ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː nˈiːdᵻd hˈɛlp ænd kˈʌmfɚt.