complete verse (Proverbs 12:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 12:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “A lazy hunter does not follow and kill an animal,
    but a person who struggles gets wealth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The lazy ones will not obtain
    what their hearts long for.
    But those who work hard
    will have great wealth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A lazy man can- never -obtain what he desires-for, but a diligent man becomes-rich.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The lazy-one gets-hungry because he does not roast what he hunted, but the industrious-one, valuable wealth is what he gains/obtains.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Lazy people do not even cook the meat of the animals that they catch/kill,
    but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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