text_original: Even then he had no mind to take the field in person, or risk the hazards of a soldier's life, but loitered far behind, safe in the rear in spite of of all the fighting, and gave himself up with  pa^ty^Jn^ out reserve to frivolous gaieties and sen  sloth, his sual excess, till even indolent natives of the madrthe Syrian towns began to scoff, and courtly panegyrists found it hard to gloss over his peace, slothful incapacity with their flattering phrases.
text_transcription: EVEN THEN HE HAD NO MIND TO TAKE THE FIELD IN PERSON OR RISK THE HAZARDS OF A SOLDIER'S LIFE BUT LOITERED FAR BEHIND SAFE IN THE REAR OF ALL THE FIGHTING AND GAVE HIMSELF UP WITHOUT RESERVE TO FRIVOLOUS GAIETIES AND SENSUAL EXCESS TILL EVEN INDOLENT NATIVES OF THE SYRIAN TOWNS BEGAN TO SCOFF AND COURTLY PANEGYRISTS FOUND IT HARD TO GLOSS OVER HIS SLOTHFUL INCAPACITY WITH THEIR FLATTERING PHRASES
phonemes: ˈiːvən ðˈɛn hiː hæd nˈoʊ mˈaɪnd tə tˈeɪk ðə fˈiːld ɪn pˈɜːsən, ɔːɹ ɹˈɪsk ðə hˈæzɚdz əvə sˈoʊldʒɚz lˈaɪf, bˌʌt lˈɔɪɾɚd fˈɑːɹ bᵻhˈaɪnd, sˈeɪf ɪnðə ɹˈɪɹ ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ʌv ˈɔːl ðə fˈaɪɾɪŋ, ænd ɡˈeɪv hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌp wɪð pˈɑː tˈaɪ dʒˌeɪˈɛn ˈaʊt ɹɪzˈɜːv tə fɹˈɪvələs ɡˈeɪəɾiz ænd sˈɛn slˈɑːθ, hɪz ʒˈuːəl ɛksˈɛs, tˈɪl ˈiːvən ˈɪndələnt nˈeɪɾɪvz ʌvðə mˈædəð sˈɪɹiən tˈaʊnz bɪɡˈæn tə skˈɔf, ænd kˈɔːɹtli pˈeɪndʒɪɹˌɪsts fˈaʊnd ɪt hˈɑːɹd tə ɡlˈɔs ˌoʊvɚ hɪz pˈiːs, slˈɑːθfəl ɪŋkəpˈæsᵻɾi wɪð ðɛɹ flˈæɾɚɹɪŋ fɹˈeɪzᵻz.