Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 17:8:

• Kupsabiny: “A person may think that one can survive/do well through bribe,
  because he thinks if he gives it out in any way (they) he will prosper in his life.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “For the one who gives a bribe,
  it becomes like a magic charm.
  He thinks he will succeed wherever he goes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Others believe that a bribe is like a magic that is be-able to do whatsoever/anything.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The bribe, amazing is what it is able-to-do for the one who gives-it. Whatever he does, good is its outcome.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “People think that a bribe is like a magic stone to persuade someone to do what they want him to do;
  they think that because of the bribe, that person will do whatever they want him to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)