complete verse (Ecclesiastes 10:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 10:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “There is a sin/evil that I have also seen in this world and it is a sin that rulers/kings bring.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “There is one bad thing that I have seen in this world,
    Such evil work that is done by officials:” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There is still another thing that is not good that I saw here on earth, and this is being-done by the leaders/[lit. heads]:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “There is something else that I have seen here on this earth,
    something that rulers sometimes do that is wrong/inappropriate:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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