complete verse (Proverbs 11:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 11:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “A righteous person is saved/delivered so that he may not have/get trouble,
    but the sinner meets with disaster/death.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In the time of suffering
    righteous people will be saved.
    The suffering will fall
    on the wicked instead.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “God saves from difficulty the righteous but the wicked on-the-other-hand are not (being saved).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The righteous/just-one, he will-be-rescued from hardship, but the one whose thoughts are bad, hardship is what he will experience.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh rescues righteous people from their troubles/difficulties;
    instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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