Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 12:24:
- Kupsabiny: “He removes knowledge from the leaders of this world/land,
and makes them walk around confused in the desert.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “He snatches away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth,
He abandons them to wandering in a wilderness that has no path.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “He makes their leaders/[lit. heads] fools, and have- them -wander in a desolate-place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He causes some rulers to become foolish/stupid,
and then he causes them to wander around, lost, in an barren desert.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
