complete verse (Proverbs 25:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 25:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “Silver is purified so that the maker/craftsman (can) produce a good thing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Purify the silver,
    then after that,
    you can make something valuable from it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(It) should be-taken-out first the things-that-are-mixed-in the silver before this will- be-formed/shaped by the silversmith.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It-is-necessary that gold and silver be-cleaned to-be-made-into valuable things.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “If workers burn out the impure bits that are in silver,
    a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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