Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 2:24:
- Kupsabiny: “Maybe the only thing a person is able to do is eating and drinking and be happy for what he has accomplished in his life. But when I looked at it again, oh, it was God who gave all these things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “More better than anything else a person should be able to eat, drink, and be satisfied with his hard work. I also saw that this comes from the hand of God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The best/[lit. most good] a man can do is eat and drink, and to-have-pleasure with what he had-labored/toiled-for. And I realized that even this is from God,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So I decided that the best thing that we can do is to enjoy what we eat and drink, and also enjoy our work. And I realized that those things are what God intends for us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
