complete verse (Proverbs 11:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 11:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “A righteous person waits for/expects good things,
    but the wicked, pain/suffering shall come to that one.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The desire of the righteous
    is always for the good,
    the wicked
    only pick quarrels and disputes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The desires of the righteous can-make-good, but the desires of the wicked can-cause-anger.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Proper/Right is the outcome of the righteous/just, but those who are doing evil, punishment is their outcome.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good to them and to others,
    but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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