complete verse (Proverbs 25:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 25:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “God has authority to hide/conceal things/words, and the king has authority to check into things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “We honor God in His concealing things.
    and we honor kings as they open the meaning
    by unveiling these things.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “We (incl.) honor God because of the things which he has- not -revealed to us (incl.); we (incl.) honor the kings because of the things which they have-revealed to us (incl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “God is praised because of not understandable-things that he does not make-known, but kings, they are praised by their explaining what is difficult to understand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “We consider God to be great because he acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand;
    we consider kings to be great because they explain things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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