text_original: Was it due respect to his brave nephew to give such scant show of funeral honours, and to frown at the spontaneous outburst of his people's sorrow ? Was it love of justice or a sense of guilt that made him so slow to punish Piso's crime, so quick to discourage the zeal of 54 The Earlier E^npire. a.d. 14  ;, 7.
text_transcription: WAS IT DUE RESPECT TO HIS BRAVE NEPHEW GERMANICUS TO GIVE SUCH SCANT SHOW OF FUNERAL HONORS AND TO FROWN AT THE SPONTANEOUS OUTBURST OF HIS PEOPLE'S SORROW WAS IT LOVE OF JUSTICE OR A SENSE OF GUILT THAT MADE HIM SO SLOW TO PUNISH PISO'S CRIME SO QUICK TO DISCOURAGE THE ZEAL OF
phonemes: wʌz ɪt dˈuː ɹᵻspˈɛkt tə hɪz bɹˈeɪv nˈɛfjuː tə ɡˈɪv sˈʌtʃ skˈænt ʃˈoʊ ʌv fjˈuːnɚɹəl ˈɑːnɚz, ænd tə fɹˈaʊn æt ðə spɑːntˈeɪniəs ˈaʊtbɜːst ʌv hɪz pˈiːpəlz sˈɑːɹoʊ ? wʌz ɪt lˈʌv ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs ɔːɹ ɐ sˈɛns ʌv ɡˈɪlt ðæt mˌeɪd hˌɪm sˌoʊ slˈoʊ tə pˈʌnɪʃ pˈaɪzoʊz kɹˈaɪm, sˌoʊ kwˈɪk tə dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒ ðə zˈiːl ʌv fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈiː ˈɛnpˈaɪɚ. ˈeɪ.dˈiː. fˈɔːɹtiːn  ;, sˈɛvən.