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)
