text_original: His governor, he says, gave him a distaste for the passionate excitement of the circus or the gladiators' fights, Medit. I. taught him to ' endure labour, and want little ; to work with his own hands, and not to meddle with the affairs of others, or listen readily to slander,* Diognetus turned his thoughts from the trifles to the realities of life, introduced him to philosophy, and made him feel the value of ascetic training, of the coarse dress and the hard pallet bed.
text_transcription: HIS GOVERNOR HE SAYS GAVE HIM A DISTASTE FOR THE PASSIONATE EXCITEMENT OF THE CIRCUS OR THE GLADIATOR'S FIGHTS TAUGHT HIM HOW TO ENDURE LABOR AND WANT LITTLE TO WORK WITH HIS OWN HANDS AND NOT TO MEDDLE WITH THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS OR LISTEN READILY TO SLANDER DIAGNATUS TURNED HIS THOUGHTS FROM THE TRIFLES TO THE REALITIES OF LIFE INTRODUCING HIM TO PHILOSOPHY AND MADE HIM FEEL THE VALUE OF ASCETIC TRAINING OF THE COARSE DRESS AND THE HARD PALLET BED
phonemes: hɪz ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, hiː sˈɛz, ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ɐ dɪstˈeɪst fɚðə pˈæʃənət ɛksˈaɪtmənt ʌvðə sˈɜːkəs ɔːɹ ðə ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚz fˈaɪts, mˈɛdɪt. ˈaɪ. tˈɔːt hˌɪm tʊ ɛndˈʊɹ lˈeɪbɚ, ænd wˈɔnt lˈɪɾəl ; tə wˈɜːk wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn hˈændz, ænd nˌɑːt tə mˈɛdəl wɪððɪ ɐfˈɛɹz ʌv ˈʌðɚz, ɔːɹ lˈɪsən ɹˈɛdili tə slˈændɚ,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk dɪˈɑːɡnɛɾəs tˈɜːnd hɪz θˈɔːts fɹʌmðə tɹˈaɪfəlz tə ðə ɹɪˈælᵻɾiz ʌv lˈaɪf, ˌɪntɹədˈuːst hˌɪm tə fɪlˈɑːsəfi, ænd mˌeɪd hˌɪm fˈiːl ðə vˈæljuː ʌv ɐsˈɛɾɪk tɹˈeɪnɪŋ, ʌvðə kˈɔːɹs dɹˈɛs ænd ðə hˈɑːɹd pˈælɪt bˈɛd.