Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:22:
- Kupsabiny: “A friendly/trustworthy person is loved,
and it is better to be poor than to be a liar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “It is a shameful matter to be a greedy person.
It is better to be a poor person than a liar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “What we (incl.) want from a person is faithfulness. A poor man is still better than a liar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The loyalty of a person is what is valuable. A poor-person is better than the liar.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “People want others to be loyal to them;
it is better to be poor than to tell a lie to a judge in court in order to get money.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
