Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Proverbs 20:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 20:3:

Kupsabiny: “A person who keeps away from quarrel is honored,
but a person who is short tempered is foolish.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Fools try to pick quarrels.
It is honorable to avoid them [quarrels].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “A man who stays-away from trouble is-honored; only fools like trouble.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It is honored behavior to go-far-from quarrelling/fighting. It is only the foolish-person who likes to join-in-quarrelling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
English: “People respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments;
foolish people love to quarrel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 21:5:

Kupsabiny: “If a person keeps his work in a good way he prospers,
and/but when he rushes himself (without thinking), he cannot get anything.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Work which carries out well considered plans
yields abundance.
Work done in haste makes one a pauper.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) plan carefully/[lit. good] and be-diligent, surely you (sing.) will-prosper. If you (sing.) act-rashly, surely you (sing.) will-become-poor.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “The one-who-hurries will-be-in-need (lit. lack), but the one who is industrious and who thinks properly about what he does will-have-more-than-enough.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
English: “People who plan carefully will surely have plenty of what they need;
those who act too quickly to become rich will become poor.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 22:6:

Kupsabiny: “A child should be corrected early while (s/he) is still young,
so that when (s/he) is grown up, lives uprightly.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Cause your children to follow the good path,
They will continue following this same path into old age.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Teach a child a right way-of-life, and he will-remember that even if he is old already.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Teach your children the way-of-life they ought to follow, and when they get-big (i.e., grow up), they will persevere in following-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
English: “If you train/teach children to do what is right,
all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 23:9:

Kupsabiny: “Do not counsel a foolish person, because he will despise the words of truth that you say to (him).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Don’t discuss matters of insight with fools.
They will only mock them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] do- not -speak to the fools, for even if what you (sing.) speak has wisdom it is still has no value for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Do not (sing.) waste your (sing.) words on a foolish-person, because he does not know-how to value the wisdom he is able-to-gain from your (sing.) advice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 24:6:

Kupsabiny: “If you want to be victorious in war, seek to be counselled/advised.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “So before going to battle one must think carefully.
You can only win the battle
if you listen to the advice of many.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “for their advices are needed for fighting/war. And chance to win is big if the advisers are many.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “Because a person wins in war because of good advice and many plans.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 25:15:

Kupsabiny: “If/When one speaks good words, (it) appeases people, but/and if one perseveres (it) brings back/corrects even a king.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “If there is patience even a ruler can be placated.
and by soft words even bones can be softened.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Being-patient and a gentle speaking can-persuade the ones-who-rule and even the ones-who have a hard heart.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) are patient and your (sing.) words are slow/soft, you (sing.) can cause- the ruler -to-give-in and defeat the strongest who opposes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
English: “If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will often agree to do it;
similarly, by speaking gently we can often convince others that what we say is right.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 26:19:

Kupsabiny: “A person who deceives another person and then says he was joking,
is like a crazy person who plays with sharp weapons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “People who deceive others and say
"I was only joking"
are like madmen holding torches
and dreadful bows and arrows.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “A man who cheats his fellowman, and then he says that was just a joke, he is like a mad/[lit. bad head] man who shoots a blazing bow-and-arrow that can-kill.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “is the one who deceives his companion then he says that it was a (lit. his) joke.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
English: “are as foolish as those who deceive someone else
and then say, ‘I was only joking.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 27:23:

Kupsabiny: “You must know how your animals are doing,
and take good care of them,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Take care of your flocks of sheep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Watch and tend carefully your (sing.) animals,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “It-is-necessary that you (sing.) know the status of your (sing.) sheep and cattle and be-careful/thorough to take-care-of them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
English: “Take good care of your flocks of sheep
and herds of cattle,” (Source: Translation for Translators)