Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:17:
- Kupsabiny: “God blesses a person who is merciful to the poor.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Whoever helps the poor,
makes a loan to the Lord
He will repay it later.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) give to the poor, (it is) just like you (sing.) are-lending to the LORD, for the LORD will-pay you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The one who is merciful to the poor, it is as if God is the one-to-whom-he-lends and God will reward him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When we give things to poor people, it is as though we are lending to Yahweh,
and he will pay us back/reward us for what we did.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
