Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 13:16:
- Kupsabiny: “An understanding person uses wisdom,
but the foolish one exposes his foolishness.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Whatever he does,
the wise person thinks before he acts.
But fools just keep on boasting.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “A man who knows how to-weigh what is right or wrong, thinks first before he does a thing, but a fool-one on-the-other-hand does not think, therefore he surely shows his foolishness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The careful/circumspect person, he bases what he does on his intelligence/skill/wisdom, but the foolish, he shows in/by what he does his foolishness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something;
foolish people show by what they say and do that they are foolish.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
