tˈævɚniɚɹ əbzˈɜːvd ðæt ðeɪ lˈɪvd ɐn ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd, ɔːstˈɪɹ lˈaɪf, ˈiːɾɪŋ nˈoʊ mˈiːt, ænd meɪntˈeɪnd fˈoːɹ lˈɛnts, bᵻsˌaɪdz nˈuːmɚɹəs ˈʌðɚ fˈæsts, wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈɪktnəs: ðeɪ ˈeɪt nˈoʊ fˈuːd tˈɪl ðeɪ hæd ˈɜːnd ɪt baɪ ðə lˈeɪbɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ hˈændz.
Tavernier observed that they lived an isolated, austere life, eating no meat, and maintained four lents, besides numerous other fasts, with great strictness: they ate no food till they had earned it by the labor of their hands.