complete verse (Proverbs 26:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 26:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “Some people are very lazy,
    so they are not even able to bring food to the mouth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Lazy people put their hands in the dish,
    but they feel that it is too difficult
    to lift their hands to eat.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There are people who are very lazy that even to eat [they] are- still -lazy.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There-are others (each of) whose laziness is excessive and he is (too) lazy to feed himself (lit. his body).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Some people are extremely lazy;
    they put their hand in a dish to get some food but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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