complete verse (Proverbs 16:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 16:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “A person who winks his eyes plans evil,
    and when he compresses his mouth/lips he is planning evil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Those who wink with the eye
    are planning something evil,
    and those who purse their lips
    have dark hearts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] be-careful with the people who smile and wink for they might have an evil plan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The person who stares-fixedly-at (you) or watches- you (sing.) -surreptitiously, he has an evil purpose/motive.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “People sometimes show with one of their eyes to signal to their friends that they are planning to do something to harm others;
    they smirk when they are about to do something evil.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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