complete verse (Proverbs 19:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “A king/ruler who is angry with you is like a roaring lion,
    and/but when (he) loves/accepts you it is like rain stopping the dust.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar.
    But the king’s favor is like dew on the grass.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The anger of the king is like the roar of a lion, but his kindness/goodness is like a dew which gives water to the plants.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “If a king becomes-angry, it is like a lion that roars, but if he is pleased, it is like the dew that waters plants/crops.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “When a king is angry, that causes people to be afraid of him, like the roar of a lion causes people to be afraid ,
    but if he acts kindly toward people, they like it just like they like dew on the grass in the morning.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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