complete verse (Proverbs 19:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “My child, if you refuse a teaching,
    you will go astray from words/deeds of wisdom.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “O my son!
    If you stop listening to instruction
    (the work of acquiring knowledge
    and making it known)
    you will be misled by your own wisdom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Child, if you (sing.) do- not -listen to the straightening of your (sing.) behavior, you (sing.) reject the teachings which give wisdom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “My child, if you (sing.) stop learning, you (sing.) will-become-far from what you (sing.) learned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “My son, if you stop learning things,
    you will soon forget what you already know.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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