complete verse (Job 12:7)

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)
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