Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 14:10:
- Kupsabiny: “A person knows in his stomach/heart what pains (him),
but/and if it is joy, he himself is the one rejoicing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “One can experience only
his own sorrows and delights,
It is not possible
to share them with others.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) alone know how very happy or sad you (sing.) are.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is only you (sing.) who knows the likeness of your (sing.) sorrow or happiness. Another person does not properly empathize (lit. feel-with).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing;
no one else can know what you are feeling.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 15:7:
- Kupsabiny: “A person of understanding goes around speaking words of wisdom,
but the one with a foolish head/mind, has nothing to teach people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From the mouths of the wise
come words of knowledge,
but the hearts of fools are not like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The wise spread-out wisdom; the fools can- not -do this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The words of the wise give wisdom/intelligence, but the thoughts of a fool, they (lit. it) have no use/purpose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “What wise people teach causes others to know much more,
but foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:6:
- Kupsabiny: “If/When a person loves God and trusts him,
his sins will be washed away,
and when a person obeys God,
he stays away from sin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Being one who is trustworthy,
by His never-ending love
your sin will be forgiven.
By the fear of the Lord,
people draw back from sin.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If we (incl.) love the LORD with faithfulness, he will-forgive our (incl.) sins. If we (incl.) respect him, we (incl.) can-stay-away from wickedness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A person’s sin(s) will be forgiven if his love is loyal and he is unchangingly trustworthy. If a person fears and esteems God, he will-go-far-from his-sinning.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully obey him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned.
If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 17:5:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who laughs at a poor man, has despised God,
and the one who laughs at people who are suffering, will also be punished/suffer.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The one who despises the poor,
despises the Creator of the universe.
There will be punishment for those
who rejoice in the misfortunes of others.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The one who mocks a poor (person) insults God who made/created him. A man who rejoices at the misfortune/[lit. bad happening] of others will-be-punished.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Those who insult the poor, they mock/belittle God who created them. Those who laugh-at someone-who-suffers will-be-punished.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “Those who make fun of poor people insult God, the one who made the poor people,
and those who are happy when someone else has troubles will certainly be punished by God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 18:9:
- Kupsabiny: “A idle/lazy person is like one who destroys things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A lazy person is like a destroyer.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A lazy man is just as bad as a man who wants to destroy.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The badness of a lazy-person, it has no differentiation from one-who-habitually-ruins his fellows.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “People who are lazy while they work
are just as bad as those who destroy things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:17:
- Kupsabiny: “God blesses a person who is merciful to the poor.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Whoever helps the poor,
makes a loan to the Lord
He will repay it later.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) give to the poor, (it is) just like you (sing.) are-lending to the LORD, for the LORD will-pay you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The one who is merciful to the poor, it is as if God is the one-to-whom-he-lends and God will reward him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When we give things to poor people, it is as though we are lending to Yahweh,
and he will pay us back/reward us for what we did.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 20:20:
- Kupsabiny: “If a person goes as far as abusing his father or mother,
(he) goes like that and will never lit a fire (have no children).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Whoever curses his father or mother,
his life will be like a lamp
which has gone out while it was dark.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A child who curses his parents will-die like a lamp which snuffed-out/[lit. died] in darkness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be earlied (i.e., he will die early) like a light that is suddenly extinguished in the middle of the night.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “If someone curses his father or his mother,
his life will be ended, just like a lamp is extinguished.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 21:22:
- Kupsabiny: “A wise person (can) fight a city of brave people,
and destroy the wall that those people depend upon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Wise people attack a city of strong people.
and they tear down the strong fortress
in which they trust.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “A commander who is good in tactics can-capture a city with many soldiers, and can-destroy its stoned-walls which those soldiers rely-on/trust-on.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A wise-person is-able-to defeat the many soldiers of a city and he will destroy the fence in-which- they -trust.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “A wise army commander helps his troops climb over a wall to attack a city that is defended by a strong army,
with the result that they are able to get over/destroy the high walls that their enemies trusted would protect them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)