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)
