Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 8:9:

• Kupsabiny: “I realized all these things when I studied the things that are done in this world. This is a country of people who have power and others woe are oppressed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When I looked, giving careful attention I saw all these things done in this world. There is a time even when one oppresses others to ones own detriment.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I saw all of this while I was-contemplating about the things that are-being-done here on earth, like if a man has a power to harm his fellowman.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I thought about all those things, and I thought about all the other things that happen on this earth. I saw that sometimes people cause those whom they control to suffer.” (Source: Translation for Translators)