text_original: Jesting words against the late Emperor might be construed into blasphemy when the Emperor had become a god. His likeness must be held in honour, and it might be fatal even to beat a slave who clung for safety to his statue, or to treat carelessly his effigy upon a coin.
text_transcription: JESTING WORDS AGAINST THE LATE EMPEROR MIGHT BE CONSTRUED INTO BLASPHEMY WHEN THE EMPEROR HAD BECOME A GOD HIS LIKENESS MUST BE HELD IN HONOR AND IT MIGHT BE FATAL EVEN TO BEAT A SLAVE WHO CLUNG FOR SAFETY TO HIS STATUE OR TO TREAT CARELESSLY HIS EFFIGY UPON A COIN
phonemes: dʒˈɛstɪŋ wˈɜːdz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə lˈeɪt ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˌaɪt biː kənstɹˈuːd ˌɪntʊ blˈæsfəmi wɛn ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ ɡˈɑːd. hɪz lˈaɪknəs mˈʌst biː hˈɛld ɪn ˈɑːnɚ, ænd ɪt mˌaɪt biː fˈeɪɾəl ˈiːvən tə bˈiːt ɐ slˈeɪv hˌuː klˈʌŋ fɔːɹ sˈeɪfti tə hɪz stˈætʃuː, ɔːɹ tə tɹˈiːt kˈɛɹləsli hɪz ˈɛfɪdʒi əpˌɑːn ɐ kˈɔɪn.