Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 2:2:

• Kupsabiny: “I also realized that laughter is stupidness and I know that enjoyment is empty.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I thought like this, ‘laughing is an insane matter. Then what will I get by having great pleasure?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Laughing and being-happy are only foolishness and have no value.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So I said to myself, ‘It is foolish to laugh all the time, and continually doing what I enjoy does not seem to bring any lasting benefit.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)