complete verse (Lamentations 4:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 4:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “People are dying on the road
    those who used to eat good food.
    Now they are begging where rubbish is thrown,
    people who were enjoying life before.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “People who used to eat delicious
    food, are now starving on the roads.
    Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes,
    are now searching through the garbage dumps.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The people who eat yummy/delicious food before, are now just asking for food from the people in the street. Those who grew up rich, are now just looking-with/(lit. rummaging through garbage) for food in the trash.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “People who previously ate fine food
    are now starving in the streets;
    those who previously lived luxuriously
    now paw/dig through rubbish heaps to find some food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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