complete verse (Job 21:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 21:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Why are sinners allowed/accepted to still be alive?
    Why do they continue to grow wealthy until they become old?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Why do the wicked live for [such] a long time?
    Why do they become old and successful?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Why do- the wicked-ones -continue to live? They even grow-old and prosper.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘But let me ask this: ‘Why do wicked people continue to live,
    and become prosperous, and not die until they are very old?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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