complete verse (Job 20:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 20:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “The words that sinners swallow are like poison,
    that poison will kill like when a snake has bit.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He will suck the poison of a snake,
    the teeth of a poisonous snake will kill him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He will-sip/suck the venom of the snakes which is-what will-kill him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “What wicked people do is like swallowing snake venom;
    it will kill them like the bite of a poisonous snake kills people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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