text_original: But he had more royal tastes than these, for he aspired to be a sort of Solomon upon the seat of justice. As His love for "i^gistrate or as assessor by the curule chair judicial or in the Senate, when grave cases were de  work, bated, he would sit for hours listening to the pleaders or examining the witnesses, sometimes showing equity and insight, sometimes so frivolous and childish in his comments, that litigants and lawyers lost their patience altogether.
text_transcription: BUT HE HAD MORE ROYAL TASTE THAN THESE FOR HE ASPIRED TO BE A SORT OF SOLOMON UPON THE SEAT OF JUSTICE AS MAGISTRATE OR AS ASSESSOR BY THE CRUEL CHAIR OR IN THE SENATE WHEN GRAVE CASES WERE DEBATED HE WOULD SIT FOR HOURS LISTENING TO THE PLEADERS OR EXAMINING THE WITNESSES SOMETIMES SHOWING EQUITY AND INSIGHT SOMETIMES SO FRIVOLOUS AND CHILDISH IN HIS COMMENTS THAT LITIGANTS AND LAWYERS LOST THEIR PATIENCE ALTOGETHER
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː hæd mˈɔːɹ ɹˈɔɪəl tˈeɪsts ðɐn ðˈiːz, fɔːɹ hiː ɐspˈaɪɚd təbi ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv sˈɑːlɑːmən əpˌɑːn ðə sˈiːt ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs. æz hɪz lˈʌv fɔːɹ "ˈaɪ dʒˈɪstɹeɪt ɔːɹ æz ɐsˈɛsɚ baɪ ðə kjˈʊɹɹuːl tʃˈɛɹ dʒuːdˈɪʃəl ɔːɹ ɪnðə sˈɛnət, wˌɛn ɡɹˈeɪv kˈeɪsᵻz wɜː də wˈɜːk, bˈeɪɾᵻd, hiː wʊd sˈɪt fɔːɹ ˈaʊɚz lˈɪsənɪŋ tə ðə plˈiːdɚz ɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ðə wˈɪtnəsᵻz, sˈʌmtaɪmz ʃˈoʊɪŋ ˈɛkwᵻɾi ænd ˈɪnsaɪt, sˈʌmtaɪmz sˌoʊ fɹˈɪvələs ænd tʃˈaɪldɪʃ ɪn hɪz kˈɑːmɛnts, ðæt lˈɪɾɪɡənts ænd lˈɔɪɚz lˈɔst ðɛɹ pˈeɪʃəns ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ.