complete verse (Proverbs 10:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 10:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “The wicked will meet what they fear,
    but what the righteous person wants (he) will find/get.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The wishes of the righteous will be fulfilled,
    The very thing the wicked fear,
    will happen to them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “As what something-being-feared of a wicked man will-happen to him, what being-desired of the righteous man he will-receive.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It-will-happen to those who are doing evil what they are-fearing, but what the righteous/just want will-be-given (to them).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Righteous people will get the good things that they want/desire,
    but what wicked people are afraid of is what will happen to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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