complete verse (Proverbs 13:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 13:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Wind sweeps the riches that is gotten without working hard,
    but what you have labored/worked for it increases/grows.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Wealth gathered quickly
    will be quickly spent.
    Wealth gathered by hard work
    will increase.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Wealth taken from a bad way just vanishes easily, but wealth that has-been-toiled-for increases more.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The wealth that was suddenly gained will easily be lost, but what one underwent-hardship-for to-earn-in-wages, it will-be-accumulated and become-much/many.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Those who acquire a lot of money quickly by doing what is wrong, probably will lose it quickly,
    but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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