text_original: Men remembered that his father had been taxgatherer and usurer by turns, and they said the son took after him, when they saw their ruler stooping to unworthy traffic, selling his favours and immunities, bestowing honours on the highest bidder, and prostituting, as they fan  cied, the justice of his courts of law.
text_transcription: MEN REMEMBERED THAT HIS FATHER HAD BEEN TAX GATHERER AND USURER BY TURNS AND THEY SAID THE SON TOOK AFTER HIM WHEN THEY SAW THEIR RULERS STOOPING TO UNWORTHY TRAFFIC SELLING HIS FAVORS AND IMMUNITIES BESTOWING HONORS ON THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND PROSTITUTING AS THEY FANCIED THE JUSTICE OF HIS COURTS OF LAW
phonemes: mˈɛn ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd ðæt hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hɐdbɪn tˈæksɡɐðɚɹɚ ænd jˈuːzjʊɹɹɚ baɪ tˈɜːnz, ænd ðeɪ sˈɛd ðə sˈʌn tˈʊk ˈæftɚ hˌɪm, wˌɛn ðeɪ sˈɔː ðɛɹ ɹˈuːlɚ stˈuːpɪŋ tʊ ʌnwˈɜːði tɹˈæfɪk, sˈɛlɪŋ hɪz fˈeɪvɚz ænd ɪmjˈuːnᵻɾiz, bᵻstˈoʊɪŋ ˈɑːnɚz ɔnðə hˈaɪɪst bˈɪdɚ, ænd pɹˈɑːstɪtˌuːɾɪŋ, æz ðeɪ fˈæn sˈaɪd, ðə dʒˈʌstɪs ʌv hɪz kˈɔːɹts ʌv lˈɔː.