complete verse (Proverbs 19:22)

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)
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