text_original: needed to steer the state through the troubled waters, and he resolved to choose at once a worthy col  league and successor.
text_transcription: NEEDED TO STEER THE STATE THROUGH THE TROUBLED WATERS AND HE RESOLVED TO CHOOSE AT ONCE A WORTHY COLLEAGUE AND SUCCESSOR
phonemes: nˈiːdᵻd tə stˈɪɹ ðə stˈeɪt θɹuː ðə tɹˈʌbəld wˈɔːɾɚz, ænd hiː ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə tʃˈuːz ɐtwˈʌns ɐ wˈɜːði kˈɑːl lˈiːɡ ænd səksˈɛsɚ.