Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Proverbs 23:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 23:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do not let the beer push you however much it tastes sweet and nice.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Even though the wine is red, don’t be tempted.
    when it is poured into the cup it becomes effervescent,
    Don’t be enticed even if it looks tasty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] do- not -be-enticed by the strong wine, which is good to look-at in the glass and looks-good to drink.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Do not (sing.) let- alcoholic-beverage -tempt (you) even-though it-is-red as-if its appearance in the glass is nice. It is admittedly smooth to drink,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 24:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 24:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do not falsely accuse your neighbor a word/thing that he has not done or speak while lying.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Don’t give witness
    against your neighbors without cause.
    and don’t tell lies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] do- not -witness against your (sing.) fellowman without any reason, or tell lies about him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Do not (sing.) accuse your (sing.) fellow if there is no proper reason-for-it, also do not (sing.) speak-bad-about-(him) (lit. cause-to-be-badded).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 25:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 25:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “If/When a righteous person agrees with/joins a sinner it is like water that has been contaminated or like a well which poison has been poured from.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “A righteous person who joins in with wicked people
    is like water into which dirt has been thrown.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A righteous man who agrees with a wicked man is like a muddied spring or a dirty well.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If a righteous-person gives-in-to what a sinful-person says, it is like a clean spring or water-source (lit. place-of-fetching-water) in-which-is-placed something-dirty.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “When a righteous/good person gives in/yields to wicked people,
    that is as bad as a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 27:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 27:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Another person ought to praise you
    and do not praise yourself.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Don’t praise yourself.
    Rather, allow others to praise you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Do- not -praise yourself; let the others praise you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Do not boast-about yourself (sing.), wait-for others to boast-about you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not praise yourself ; allow others to praise you.
    If someone else praises you, that is okay.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 28:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 28:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “A child who honors the law is wise,
    but the one who moves around with selfish people, he causes pain to his father.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Young men who honor God’s justice are wise.
    Those who associate with worthless ones,
    shame their fathers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A child who obeys the Law is wise, but a child who makes-buddies with good-for-nothing/worthless ones disgraces his parents.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The child who obeys the law is thinking/reflective, but the one who companions-with people who are useless, he shames his father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Young people who obey the laws are wise ;
    parents whose children associate with those who carouse/go to wild parties are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 29:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 29:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “Stupid people show when they are angry,
    but those who have understanding/wise swallow words.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “A foolish person shows his anger,
    but a wise person will suppress it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A foolish man can- not -control his anger, but a wise man can-control himself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “A foolish-person is not able-to-restrain his anger, but as for the wise, he knows how to be-quiet while he causes-to-cool-off his anger.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry,
    but foolish people quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 30:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 30:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “A barren woman
    the place of the dead (the grave)
    a fire that can’t extinguish
    and a dry land that needs rain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The grave, the barren womb,
    the dry desert, and a burning fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the place of the dead-ones,
    a barren woman,
    the land that has no water,
    and fire.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There-are also four things that can- not -ever-be-satisfied, they never say that it’s-enough: the location of the dead, the barren woman, the soil that is-cracked-open-from-dryness and the blazing fire.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

complete verse (Proverbs 31:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 31:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “She gets up before dawn and makes food for her children and tells the servant girls what they should do.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “She gets up before dawn.
    And prepares food and drink for her household.
    And assigns the work to her servants and maid servants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “She wakes up very early in-order to prepare food for her family, and to tell her female servants what are their jobs.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “It is not-yet become-light and she gets-up to prepare what her family and her servants will eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “She gets up before dawn to prepare food for her family.
    Then she plans the work that her servant girls will do on that day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)