complete verse (Proverbs 17:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 17:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “A person with a foolish son is never happy,
    and an arrogant/insolent son does not make his father happy.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For the father of a fool
    there is nothing but sorrow,
    never any delight.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sadness and painful a parent would fell for his foolish child.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The foolish child, no happiness is what he gives to his father but rather sorrow.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Children who are foolish soon cause their parents to be very sad;
    their parents will not be joyful at all.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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