complete verse (Job 8:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 8:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “A reed does not grow where there is no water,
    and it is not found where there is no massive swamp.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “What! Does papyrus grow in a place that has no water?
    What! Will papyrus plants come sprouting up without water?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘A plant that grows in water will- not -live if there is no water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Papyrus can certainly not grow in places where there is no marsh/swamp;
    reeds certainly cannot flourish/grow where there is no water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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