Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 9:29:
- Kupsabiny: “And if I am really in the wrong,
why should I waste my efforts for nothing?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “If you have already declared me as guilty
why should I do work hard in vain?” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Since he considers me now as having-sinned, what is the worth of my trying-hard to defend myself?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He will condemn me/declare that I should be punished,
so why should I keep trying in vain to defend myself?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
