Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 12:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Please ask also/even the animals these things
and ask also the birds if they will not tell you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you, ” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “[You(sing.) learn ["bala"/encouraging-particle] from whatever kind of animal — the (one-that) walks, the (one-that) flies, the (one-that) crawls, and the (one-that) swims.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘But ask the wild animals what they know about God,
and if they could speak they would teach you.
If you could ask the birds,
they would tell you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
