Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 20:18:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) will return/give back everything they had worked hard for,
so that they can never eat those things with joy,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “He will have to give back what he worked for [lit.: his own labor] without eating,
he will not get to use the wealth that he earned.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “He can- not -receive a reward of his hard-work. He can- not -enjoy his wealth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They will be forced to give back the things that they stole from the poor;
they will not be able to continue to enjoy those things.
They will not remain happy because of what they got from their businesses,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
