complete verse (Proverbs 13:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 13:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “The teaching of a wise man brings life,
    and rescues a person who could have died.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The advice that wise people give
    is like a fountain of life.
    By it one will be able to come
    out of any kind of suffering.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The teaching of the wise can-make-good and can-prolong your (sing.) life, and can-keep- you (sing.) -away from death.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What a wise-person teaches is like a spring that gives life. It rescues a person from what is like a trap that kills.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “What wise people teach is like a fountain whose water gives life ;
    what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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