text_original: He was not ostentatious in his bounty, for he knew that to give freely to the favoured he must take largely from the rest ; and in the imperial budget of those times there was no wide mar  gin for his personal pleasures.
text_transcription: HE WAS NOT OSTENTATIOUS IN HIS BOUNTY FOR HE KNEW THAT TO GIVE FREELY TO THE FAVOURED HE MUST TAKE LARGELY FROM THE REST AND IN THE IMPERIAL BUDGET OF THOSE TIMES THERE WAS NO WIDE MARGIN FOR HIS PERSONAL PLEASURES
phonemes: hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ˌɑːstəntˈeɪʃəs ɪn hɪz bˈaʊnti, fɔːɹ hiː nˈuː ðæt tə ɡˈɪv fɹˈiːli tə ðə fˈeɪvɚd hiː mˈʌst tˈeɪk lˈɑːɹdʒli fɹʌmðə ɹˈɛst ; ænd ɪnðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl bˈʌdʒɪt ʌv ðoʊz tˈaɪmz ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ wˈaɪd mˈɑːɹ dʒˈɪn fɔːɹ hɪz pˈɜːsənəl plˈɛʒɚz.