complete verse (Proverbs 26:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 26:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “If/When a foolish person has used a proverb,
    it is like a lame person has stood up to walk.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For a fool to tell a proverb
    is like a cripple trying to run.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A proverb which the fool-ones are-saying has no value like a foot of a lame man.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The advice of a foolish-person is like a leg that is lame that hangs-limply.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “A lame man cannot use his legs,
    and similarly it is useless for a foolish person to speak proverbs/wise sayings.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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