Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 5:1:
- Kupsabiny: “Be very careful when you go to the House of God. It is better to go and listen to teachings than to go and make sacrifices like the fools do who do not know that what they are doing is bad.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Only go to the temple of God having thought about it well: go to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for fools do not realize that they are doing wrong.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] be-careful of what you (sing.) are-doing if you (sing.) go to the temple of God. (It is) better if you (sing.) go there ready to obey God than you (sing.) are to offer like the offering of the fools who do not know that what they are-doing is sin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When you enter God’s temple, you should be sure to listen carefully. Doing that is better than offering sacrifices to God and then not obeying him, which is foolish.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
