Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 2:9:

• Kupsabiny: “Yes, I became a very big man to a degree that anyone who lived before in Jerusalem before I came did not reach and my wisdom supported me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “In Jerusalem I became very much greater than the men before me. I always kept the wisdom that I had.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I am the richest man who has-lived in Jerusalem, and I am still wise/[lit. continue I being-wise].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So, I became greater than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and I was very wise.” (Source: Translation for Translators)