Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 5:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Today we are buying water for us to drink
we give out money in order to get firewood.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “We have to pay for the water we drink
and we even have to buy wood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “We still need to buy the water we drink and the wood we use-as-firewood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Now we are required to pay for water to drink,
and we must pay a lot of money for firewood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
