Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 25:27:

• Kupsabiny: “It is not good if/when a person wants to be praised much/a lot like it is also not fitting when a person eats much honey.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “It’s not good to eat too much honey.
  In the same way, too much self-praise is not good.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “It is not good to eat too much honey, also the desire that people will always praise you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It is bad if a person is-excessive-in eating honey and it is also bad if their desire/love to-be-honored is excessive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “It is not good to eat too much honey,
  and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 27:3:

• Kupsabiny: “A stone and sand are heavy alright,
  but when a foolish person gets angry/annoying it is very heavy/difficult for people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Rocks and sand are heavy.
  But the trouble which fools make
  is the heaviest of all.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Stone and sand are heavy, but it is more hard/[lit. heavy] to emotionally-feel if a foolish man provoke- you (sing.) -to-anger.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Stones and gravel are heavy, but the problems that a foolish-person causes-to-be are heavier.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy stones or a pail full of sand,
  but doing something stupid/foolish can cause great pain to other people’s spirits.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 28:8:

• Kupsabiny: “A person who has become rich through the things of other people,
  his riches will be inherited/handed over to a person who is merciful to the poor.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Anyone who gathers money by charging high interest,
  his property will go into the hands of those who help helpless.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) are-getting-rich by charging-high-interest of money, your (sing.) wealth will-go to a man who is helpful to the poor ones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The one who becomes-rich by a high percentage of his money, he will hand-over-control-of his wealth in-the-future to one-who-has-mercy-on the poor.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “When people become very rich by charging very high interest ,
  their money will eventually go to someone who does kind things for the poor.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 29:12:

• Kupsabiny: “If a king believes the words of a liar,
  his people/workers will be liars.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “If the ruler listens to lies,
  all his people will become liars.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If a leader believes in lies, all his officials will-become wicked.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The ruler who believes what is not true will-come-to-have bad officials.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “If a ruler pays attention to/believes people who tell lies,
  all his officials will also become wicked.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 31:16:

• Kupsabiny: “She searches for a good field and buys it. She uses the money she has to plant that field.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “She searches for a good field
  and buys it with the money she has saved.
  and she plants a vineyard.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “She knows how to choose land, and she buys it. Then she have- it -planted with grape from the money which she has-saved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “She is thorough/diligent to look-for land so-that she will buy-(it), then she plants-it with grapes that she bought with other earnings-of hers.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “She goes out and looks at a field that someone wants to sell;
  and if it is a good field, she buys it.
  She buys grapevines with the money that she has earned,
  and then she plants them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)