text_original: He was courteous and kindly to his friends, granting them readily the boons they asked ; yet he listened with open ears to scandalous stories to their hurt, and few even of the most favoured escaped at last without disgrace.
text_transcription: HE WAS COURTEOUS AND KINDLY TO HIS FRIENDS GRANTING THEM READILY THE BOONS THEY ASKED YET HE LISTENED WITH OPEN EARS TO SCANDALOUS STORIES TO THEIR HURT AND FEW EVEN OF THE MOST FAVORED ESCAPED AT LAST WITHOUT DISGRACE
phonemes: hiː wʌz kˈɜːɾiəs ænd kˈaɪndli tə hɪz fɹˈɛndz, ɡɹˈæntɪŋ ðˌɛm ɹˈɛdili ðə bˈuːnz ðeɪ ˈæskt ; jˈɛt hiː lˈɪsənd wɪð ˈoʊpən ˈɪɹz tə skˈændələs stˈɔːɹiz tə ðɛɹ hˈɜːt, ænd fjˈuː ˈiːvən ʌvðə mˈoʊst fˈeɪvɚd ɛskˈeɪpt æt lˈæst wɪðˌaʊt dɪsɡɹˈeɪs.