Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 4:5:
- Kupsabiny: “People are dying on the road
those who used to eat good food.
Now they are begging where rubbish is thrown,
people who were enjoying life before.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “People who used to eat delicious
food, are now starving on the roads.
Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes,
are now searching through the garbage dumps.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “The people who eat yummy/delicious food before, are now just asking for food from the people in the street. Those who grew up rich, are now just looking-with/(lit. rummaging through garbage) for food in the trash.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “People who previously ate fine food
are now starving in the streets;
those who previously lived luxuriously
now paw/dig through rubbish heaps to find some food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
