Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 4:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Be firm on those words I taught you that you should not leave/abandon. Hold (them) firmly for that thing/matter is your life.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Always remember what you have learned.
  As you have learned, act! It is your life.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Do- not [intensifier] -forget my straightening of your (sing.) behavior; keep this in your (sing.) heart for you (sing.) will-live by it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Don’t forget what you (sing.) have-learned. Care-for-it for that is the source of your (sing.) life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)