Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 129:6:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “Let them be like grass that germinates on the roof of a house,
  which withers before it grows;” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “May they be like grass on the roof of a house,
  which shrivels up before it gets long.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “May-it-be that they will-be like grass that grows on the roof of a house, which when (it) sprouts-up it then/(right-away) withers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “Would you let them to stay like the grass stays on the roof,
  which withers before it even grows,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Wawe kama majani ambayo yameota juu ya nyumba,
  ambayo yanakauka wakati bado hayajakua,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “I hope/wish that they will be of no value, like grass that grows on the roofs of houses that dries up and does not grow tall;” (Source: Translation for Translators)