Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 22:7:
- Kupsabiny: “A rich/powerful person rules over a poor person,
and a person in debt is slave to the one who lent to (him).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “The poor will be servants of the rich.
The borrower will be the slave of his lender.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “The poor are-ruled-over by the rich, and the ones-who-borrow are slaves of the ones-who-lends.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The rich-(person) rules-over the poor, and the one who borrows also becomes a slave of the one who lends.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Rich people rule over poor people harshly,
and those who borrow money become like slaves of the people who lend money to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
