Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 28:22:
- Kupsabiny: “A selfish person runs to riches quickly,
and does not know that poverty is coming to him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Greedy people tend to feel in a hurry
to become rich,
But they do not understand
how quickly they will have nothing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “A man who is greedy of money is indeed in-a-hurry-to-get-rich, but in-fact he does not know that he will-become-poor.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The stingy-one, he wants to become-rich immediately. He does not know that he will increasingly become-poor.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Selfish people are very eager to become rich quickly;
they do not realize that they will soon become poor.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
