Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:4:
- Uma: «Several people who were there, they were angry seeing what the woman did. They spoke to each other, they said: ‘What is the use of fragrant oil being wasted like that!» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: «But some people who were there were angry and they spoke, ‘Why was that fragrant oil wasted/spoiled like that?’ they said.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: «Some of the people who saw this did not like it. They spoke to each other saying, ‘Why was the perfume wasted for no reason?» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: «Whereupon some who were there became-angry and spoke-to-one-another, ‘What-a-waste!» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: «Some of those there became angry. They were saying, ‘Why is that perfume being wasted?» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
complete verse (Mark 14:4)
