Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 4:14:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who was born in poverty may climb to become a king, or a person may get out of prison to develop/grow to become a ruler.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Perhaps that young man may have come out of prison and later become king, or he may have been born poor and later become king.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And (it is) possible that that young-one will-become king even if he was-imprisoned, and that king will-become poor even if he was born in a kingly family.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison some of the time.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
