Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Proverbs 13:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 13:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “The life of a person who says good words is good,
    but a deceitful person has a habit of being violet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “A good mouth gives good fruit.
    But the pale-hearted [those with bad character]
    are always asking just wanting to fight.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A man who speaks good [thing] will-be-paid-back with good things, but the unfaithful man will-be-paid-back with violence.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Good people will be rewarded on-account of their words, but the betrayers, they desire to cause-hardship-to their companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Good people are rewarded for the good things that they say,
    but those who desire to deceive others are very eager to act violently.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 14:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 14:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Foolish people think that sin is a joke/game,
    but the righteous, they like (people) to love one another.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Fools have no concern about their sins.
    Good people want their sins
    to be forgiven.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “As-if nothing with the fools if they sin, but with the righteous men who live rightly, they want that God will-accept them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The foolish-ones, they do not care-about suffering-the-consequences/paying-for their sins/crimes, but the righteous/just, they show their good thoughts/attitudes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Foolish people make fun of their committing sins;
    but God is pleased with those who do what is right.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 15:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 15:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “There is great wealth in the house of a righteous person,
    and/but the things of a sinner is/brings only trouble/suffering.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The treasury of the righteous
    is full of wealth,
    but the wealth of fools
    just brings more trouble.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The wealth of the righteous will-become-many, but what belongs to the wicked will-vanish.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The righteous/just, they become-rich, but the salary that those whose minds are evil gain is destructive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous people;
    the wealth of wicked people causes them to have troubles/difficulties.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 16:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “God hates every person who boasts/is proud,
    one should know that those people will surely be punished.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord hates the arrogant ones,
    It will not be the case
    that they will not be punished.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD detests all the proud, and very surely they will-be-punished.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “God hates all who are proud. For-sure he will punish them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud ;
    you can be certain that they will be punished.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 17:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 17:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “A sinner/evil doer listens to the words of a wicked person,
    and a liar takes heed to slandering.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Evil people listen to evil words.
    Those who tell lies listen to lies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A wicked man wants to listen to his fellow wicked (man), and a liar wants to listen to his fellow liar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What the cruel/malicious hear is the words of their companions who are cruel/malicious, the liars, it’s also their companions who are liars [ellipsis: whose words they hear].” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say what is evil,
    and liars pay attention to other people’s lies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 18:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 18:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Slandering is so sweet in some other people!
    It penetrates into them up to the bone marrow.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Listening to gossip is like eating a choice morsel.
    It goes deep into people’s hearts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A gossip as-if like a food which is good to chew and swallow.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The talk of a gossip is like food that is sweet/delicious to swallow.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “People enjoy listening to what gossips say like they enjoy tasty food;
    they accept what gossips tell them like they swallow tasty food.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 19:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “A person who respects/obeys the laws keeps/protects his life,
    and/but he who does not guard himself will die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Those who listen to the commands of the Lord
    protect their lives,
    those who do not listen will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A man who obeys the commands of God continue to-live, but the one-who-does- not -obey will-die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The one who obeys a command protects his life, but the person who does anything-whatever will die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Those who obey God’s commandments will remain alive for a long time;
    those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die while they are still young.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Proverbs 20:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 20:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “A gossiper/slanderer scatters words,
    therefore, disassociate yourself from babbler/chatterbox.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “One who talks too much
    is not able to keep a confidence.
    So stay far away from those who talk too much.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The gossiper tells a secret, therefore stay-away from people who is like that.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “A habitual-gossip relates even what is secret, so do not (sing.) hang-around-with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Those who go around telling gossip are always telling secrets to others;
    so stay away from people who foolishly talk too much.” (Source: Translation for Translators)