complete verse (Ecclesiastes 5:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 5:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “When God gives a person wealth and all other things and makes him to rejoice over those things, he should say thank you and enjoy himself with the things he has struggled for, since what comes from God is a gift/blessing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Besides this, for anyone to whom God gives wealth, property and the opportunity to do field work, and enables him to accept his lot and to rejoice, doing his painful work — this is a gift of God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “God gave man possessions and other wealth, and he allowed him to benefit from it, so he can receive what is for him and he can-enjoy from what he had-worked/toiled-for. This is the gift of God to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “If people are rich and have a lot of possessions, and are able to enjoy/be happy with the things that they have and to enjoy their work, those things are also gifts from God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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