complete verse (Ecclesiastes 7:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 7:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “I the preacher is saying that I enquired about these things slowly by slowly, all the while unearthing them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The preacher says, "Look at this matter I have discovered and listen,
    "While looking and comparing one thing with another to find the reasons for all events,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I who am a preacher said, ‘I contemplate very carefully each thing in my seeking/looking for an answer to my questions. Still I could not find the answers. But this is what I found-out: in 1,000 males only one is righteous, but in 1,000 females no one [intensifier] is righteous.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is what I have learned:
    I tried to learn more and more about things
    to try to find out the reason for everything,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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