Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:1:
- Kupsabiny: “A person may struggle for his things/matters alone,
but the answer comes from God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “We devise our own various plans,
but the work of deciding is from God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “A man plans, but the LORD is the one who wills if that plan will-be-fulfilled or not.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A person plans, but it is God who directs what he will say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “People plan what they want to do,
but Yahweh is the one who decides what really will happen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
