complete verse (Ecclesiastes 3:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 3:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “They both go to the same place. Both come from dust/soil and both shall return into the soil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They will all go to the same place for they have all come from dust and all of them are about to be united in the dust.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All living creatures have the same destination/place-to-go. All of them came from dust, and to dust also they will-return.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “People and animals all die and are buried. We are all made of soil, and when we die, our corpses become soil again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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