Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 8:12:

• Kupsabiny: “When water is lacking it withers quickly
  before it is ready to be pulled up and used.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “While they are coming up, before it is good to cut them,
  they wither up more quickly than grass” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “It will-die quickly while still growing and not yet to-be-cut-down.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “If they do not have enough water, while they are still blossoming,
  they wither more quickly than other plants wither.” (Source: Translation for Translators)