complete verse (Proverbs 17:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 17:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “If good things are done to a person and (he) repays it with evil/sin,
    evil/bad things will follow him forever.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Misfortune will never depart from the house
    of one who does evil in return for good.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) are bad to the ones who are good to you (sing.), there is always bad (thing) that will-arrive to your (sing.) household.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Bad happenings are continual to the person who repays what is bad for the good that is done to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him,
    evil/trouble will never leave that person’s family.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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