Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 9:16:
- Kupsabiny: “Even if I thought that I could call him and he would come,
I would not know that/if he might listen to my words.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Even if I call Him and He comes
I cannot be sure that he will hear me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Even if I will-ask him that we (excl.) will-face-each-other and he will-agree, he will- still not -listen to me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If I summoned him to come to the courtroom and he said that he would come,
I would not believe that he would pay attention to what I would say.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
