Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 5:5:

• Kupsabiny: “It is better for a person not to promise anything rather than he has promised and he does not fulfill (it).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Not to make a vow at all is better than making a vow and not fulfilling it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “(It is) still better if you (sing.) just not promise than you (sing.) promise that you (sing.) will not actually fulfill.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “It is better to not promise anything than to promise to do something, and then not doing it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)