complete verse (Proverbs 20:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 20:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “When/if a person always loves sleep (he) will be poor,
    and/but when/if )he) goes early to work, (he) gets something to eat.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If all you do is sleep,
    your stomach will go without food,
    If you keep your eyes open
    you will have as much to eat as you like.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) just keep-on sleeping, you (sing.) will-be-hungry, but if you (sing.) get-up and work, your (sing.) food will-be-many.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) always keep-sleeping, you (sing.) will-become-poor in-the-future, but if you (sing.) get-up so-that you (sing.) will work, you (sing.) will eat much.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “If you want to sleep all the time, you will become poor;
    if you stay awake and work, you will have plenty of food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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