Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 7:18:

• Uma: “For I certainly know, there is nothing good in my heart, I am a sinful human. I do want to do good behavior, but I am not able to do it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “I know that I am only a human being and there is really no good in my liver. Even if I really want to do good yet I cannot do (it).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I know that there is not anything good which comes from the evil desires of my body because even if I want to do good I cannot do it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because I know that there is absolutely nothing good in my human mind, because even though I want to do good, I am not able-to-do-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Because I know that not any good was done by me. Concerning the good which I wanted to do, I couldn’t do it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)