complete verse (Job 11:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 11:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “But sinners will not know what to do
    looking for a way to flee.
    The only thing they lack is for death to come.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But the eyes of the wicked will get dim,
    their way of escape will be closed,
    and their last breath will be their only hope."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the wicked-ones will-be-disappointed, and there will-be- no -(place)-to-flee, and their only hope is death.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But wicked people will not be able to understand why bad things are happening to them;
    they will not have any way to escape from their troubles.
    The only thing that they will want to do is to die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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