Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 2:18:

• Kupsabiny: “I was frustrated over the things I have struggled to get in this world, because I shall leave (them) to the person who replaces me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I hate all the hard labor that I am doing in this world because all that I have achieved with my hard work I will have to leave to one who comes after me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I hated all that I had-labored/toiled-for here on earth, for I will- just -leave them to a man/person who will-succeed me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I also began to hate all the hard work that I had done, because when I die, everything that I have acquired will belong to the next king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)