text_original: The first Emperors saw the dangerous effects of this — the discouragement to honest industry, the temptation to the idle and improvi  dent to flock to Rome, the burden on the treasury of the Life m the Provinces, i8i state — but they dared not give it up, lest the malcontents should find a rival and a rallying cry ; so they were con  tent to scrutinize the claims and reduce the number to the narrowest limits and to confine it to the poorer of the inhabitants of Rome.
text_transcription: THE FIRST EMPEROR SAW THE DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF THIS THE DISCOURAGEMENT TO HONEST INDUSTRY THE TEMPTATION TO THE IDLE AND IMPROVIDENT TO FLOCK TO ROME THE BURDEN ON THE TREASURY OF THE STATE BUT THEY DARED NOT GIVE IT UP LEST THE MALCONTENTS SHOULD FIND A RIVAL AND A RALLYING CRY SO THEY WERE CONTENT TO SCRUTINIZE THE CLAIMS AND REDUCE THE NUMBER TO THE NARROWEST LIMITS AND TO CONFINE IT TO THE POOR OF THE INHABITANTS OF ROME
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst ˈɛmpɚɹɚz sˈɔː ðə dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɪfˈɛkts ʌv ðˈɪs — ðə dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒmənt tʊ ˈɑːnɪst ˈɪndʌstɹi, ðə tɛmptˈeɪʃən tə ðɪ ˈaɪdəl ænd ɪmpɹˈoʊvi dˈɛnt tə flˈɑːk tə ɹˈoʊm, ðə bˈɜːdən ɔnðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi ʌvðə lˈaɪf ˈɛm ðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, ˈaɪ ˈeɪt ˈaɪ stˈeɪt — bˌʌt ðeɪ dˈɛɹd nˌɑːt ɡˈɪv ɪɾ ˈʌp, lˈɛst ðə mˈælkɔntˌɛnts ʃˌʊd fˈaɪnd ɐ ɹˈaɪvəl ænd ɐ ɹˈæliɪŋ kɹˈaɪ ; sˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜː kˈɑːn tˈɛnt tə skɹˈuːtɪnˌaɪz ðə klˈeɪmz ænd ɹᵻdˈuːs ðə nˈʌmbɚ tə ðə nˈæɹoʊɪst lˈɪmɪts ænd tə kənfˈaɪn ɪt tə ðə pˈʊɹɹɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌv ɹˈoʊm.