Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 12:11:
- Kupsabiny: “As the tongue tastes food before eating,
the ears need to scrutinize the words they hear.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Like the tongue gets the taste of food,
doesn’t the ear test the spoken word?” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “If the tongue of a man knows what is the tasty or not tasty food, the ear of a person can- also -know what is the good or bad words.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And when we hear what other people like you say,
we think carefully about what they say to determine what is good and what is bad,
like we taste food to determine what is good and what is bad.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
