Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 11:11:
- Kupsabiny: “The nation/community is exalted/raised through the blessings of righteous people,
but it is destroyed by words spoken by wicked people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “A city rises through the blessing
of the righteous,
but it will be ruined by the mouths
of the wicked.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “A city prospers through the blessing of the righteous, but it is-destroyed by the saying-of-something-bad of the wicked.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The city is praised because of the blessing of the righteous/just, but it is destroyed because of the words of one who is doing evil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When righteous people request God to bless a city, that city will become great,
but cities are ruined by what wicked people say.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
