kˈoʊlbɜːn hæd ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv bɹˈeɪknɛk spˈiːd; hiː wʌzɐ ɹˈɛstləs mˈæn, kwˈɪk ʌv bɹˈeɪn ænd kwˈɪk ʌv tˈɛmpɚ; hiː fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ dʒˈɑːbz ænd fˈɛl ɪn wɪð pˈiːpəl, bˌʌt ðˈɛn θɹuːˈaʊt hɪz lˈaɪf, fˈɛl ˈaʊt wɪð ðˌɛm tˈuː.
Colburn had a career of breakneck speed; he was a restless man, quick of brain and quick of temper; he fell into jobs and fell in with people, but then throughout his life, fell out with them too.