complete verse (Proverbs 14:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 14:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “The wise people get wealth,
    but the stupid become fools/misfits.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “People who have wisdom
    will have wealth as a reward,
    But by foolish work,
    one only becomes a fool.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The reward for the wise is their wealth, but the payment for the fools of their foolishness is more foolishness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Like a crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolish, what their crown is is their foolishness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “One of the rewards of being wise is to become rich;
    the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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