Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 18:4:
- Kupsabiny: “Words of wisdom are like,
water that gives life.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Words of insight are like a fountain of water
which comes up from the depths.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “A word of a wise man can-give wisdom to others; it is like water that flows from the deep spring.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The words of the wise can-be-illustrated by a deep river that never-dries-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “What wise people say is like a deep ocean that you can never get to the bottom of ,
and it refreshes us like water from a rapidly flowing stream.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
