text_original: So kings and chieftains, one after another, sought his friendship. Some came to Rome from the far East to do him honour. Others at a word or sign stopped short in the career of their ambition, appealed to him to be um  pire in their quarrels, or renounced the aims which threatened to cross his will.
text_transcription: SO KINGS AND CHIEFTAINS ONE AFTER ANOTHER SOUGHT HIS FRIENDSHIP SOME CAME TO ROME FROM THE FAR EAST TO DO A HONOR OTHERS AT A WORD OR SIGN STOPPED SHORT IN THE CAREER OF THEIR AMBITION APPEALED TO HIM TO BE UMPIRE IN THEIR QUARRELS OR RENOUNCED THE AIMS WHICH THREATENED TO CROSS HIS WILL
phonemes: sˌoʊ kˈɪŋz ænd tʃˈiːftənz, wˈʌn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ, sˈɔːt hɪz fɹˈɛndʃɪp. sˌʌm kˈeɪm tə ɹˈoʊm fɹʌmðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst tə dˈuː hˌɪm ˈɑːnɚ. ˈʌðɚz æɾə wˈɜːd ɔːɹ sˈaɪn stˈɑːpt ʃˈɔːɹt ɪnðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv ðɛɹ æmbˈɪʃən, ɐpˈiːld tə hˌɪm təbi ˈʌm pˈaɪɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ kwˈɔːɹəlz, ɔːɹ ɹᵻnˈaʊnst ðɪ ˈeɪmz wˌɪtʃ θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə kɹˈɔs hɪz wˈɪl.