complete verse (Proverbs 15:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 15:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “The way/path of a lazy person is painful/bitter,
    but straightforward is the path of an upright/righteous person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “On the path of the lazy
    there are only thorns,
    but the path of the good is a highway.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) are lazy, you (sing.) will-find-it- very -hard in your (sing.) life, but if you (sing.) are diligent/industrious, your (sing.) life (will-be) at-peace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Much is the hardship in the life of a lazy-person even wherever he goes, but the righteous/just-person, none are the problems that arrive in his life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Lazy people constantly have difficulties ; it is as though they are walking through thorns;
    but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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