text_original: If the funds of a country town had fallen into disorder, or uprightness was needed for a special post, the curator chosen by the government was often an old soldier, who had long been tried and trusted; and early Christian history throws, incidentally, a favourable light upon the moral qualities of the Roman officer. Tiiose qualities were mainly formed by thoroughness of work and discipline.
text_transcription: IF THE FUNDS OF A COUNTRY TOWN HAD FALLEN INTO DISORDER OR UPRIGHTNESS WAS NEEDED FOR A SPECIAL POST THE CURATOR CHOSEN BY THE GOVERNMENT WAS OFTEN AN OLD SOLDIER WHO HAD LONG BEEN TRIED AND TRUSTED AN EARLY CHRISTIAN HISTORY THROWS INCIDENTALLY A FAVORABLE LIGHT UPON THE MORAL QUALITIES OF THE ROMAN OFFICER THOSE QUALITIES WERE MAINLY FORMED BY THOROUGHNESS OF WORK AND DISCIPLINE
phonemes: ɪf ðə fˈʌndz əvə kˈʌntɹi tˈaʊn hæd fˈɔːlən ˌɪntʊ dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ, ɔːɹ ˈʌpɹaɪtnəs wʌz nˈiːdᵻd fɚɹə spˈɛʃəl pˈoʊst, ðə kjʊɹɹˈeɪɾɚ tʃˈoʊzən baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz ˈɔfən ɐn ˈoʊld sˈoʊldʒɚ, hˌuː hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn tɹˈaɪd ænd tɹˈʌstᵻd; ænd ˈɜːli kɹˈɪstʃən hˈɪstɚɹi θɹˈoʊz, ˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəli, ɐ fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl lˈaɪt əpˌɑːn ðə mˈɔːɹəl kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɑːfɪsɚ. tˈɪɪˌoʊs kwˈɔlᵻɾiz wɜː mˈeɪnli fˈɔːɹmd baɪ θˈʌɹoʊnəs ʌv wˈɜːk ænd dˈɪsɪplˌɪn.