Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 2:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Job took hold of a curved piece of a pot and scraped himself while sitting in ashes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Taking a piece of a broken clay pot to scratch [his] itches, Job sat in the ashes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Job took a broken clay-pot and scraped his skin as he sits on ashes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped the boils on his skin, and he sat in ashes as people did when they were mourning for those who had died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
