Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 3:9:

• Kupsabiny: “What does a person get from working very hard?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “What will the one who works get for his pain?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If these times were- already -destined/appointed by God, what is the value of the hard-work/labor of mankind?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “What do people gain from all the work that they do?/It seems that people gain very little from all the work that they do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)