Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 1:14:

• Kupsabiny: “I saw all the things that are done in this land, all are in vain. It is like when one chases the wind!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I have seen all the work that is done in this world. It is all meaningless. It is just like chasing the wind.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I have-seen all that is-being-done here on earth, and all this is without value; as-if like I am only chasing the wind.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “It seems that nothing that happens on the earth really enables us to do anything useful. It is like chasing the wind.” (Source: Translation for Translators)