complete verse (Job 20:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 20:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) will return/give back everything they had worked hard for,
    so that they can never eat those things with joy,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He will have to give back what he worked for [lit.: his own labor] without eating,
    he will not get to use the wealth that he earned.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He can- not -receive a reward of his hard-work. He can- not -enjoy his wealth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They will be forced to give back the things that they stole from the poor;
    they will not be able to continue to enjoy those things.
    They will not remain happy because of what they got from their businesses,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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