complete verse (Proverbs 19:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “A foolish son disturbs his father,
    and a quarrelsome woman, is like a house where rain always comes in.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “A foolish child is [his] father’s downfall.
    A quarrelsome wife
    is like constantly dripping water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A foolish child can-bring destruction to his father. A wife who always argues with her husband is annoying/irritating like a leaking roof.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The foolish child, he shames his father. The quarrelsome spouse who is a female, she can-be-illustrated by water that repeatedly-drips.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Foolish children can cause disasters to happen to their parents.
    A wife who constantly nags/quarrels with her husband is as annoying as water that continually drips.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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