text_original: In vain he begged them to cut short his sufferings in mercy. The filial piety of Antoninus watched over his bedside and stayed his hand when it was raised to strike himself, as he had already hid from his sight the objects of his murderous suspicions.
text_transcription: IN VAIN HE BEGGED THEM TO CUT SHORT HIS SUFFERINGS AND MERCY THE FILIAL PIETY OF ANTINUS WATCHED OVER HIS BEDSIDE AND STAYED HIS HAND WHEN IT WAS RAISED TO STRIKE HIMSELF AS HE HAD ALREADY HID FROM HIS SIGHT THE OBJECT OF HIS MURDEROUS SUSPICIONS
phonemes: ɪn vˈeɪn hiː bˈɛɡd ðˌɛm tə kˈʌt ʃˈɔːɹt hɪz sˈʌfɚɹɪŋz ɪn mˈɜːsi. ðə fˈɪlɪəl pˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˈæntənˌɪnəs wˈɑːtʃt ˌoʊvɚ hɪz bˈɛdsaɪd ænd stˈeɪd hɪz hˈænd wɛn ɪt wʌz ɹˈeɪzd tə stɹˈaɪk hɪmsˈɛlf, æz hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi hˈɪd fɹʌm hɪz sˈaɪt ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ʌv hɪz mˈɜːdɚɹəs səspˈɪʃənz.