complete verse (Proverbs 19:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 19:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “It is not good for a person to rush into things/words without thinking,
    and/or rush quickly and then fall into fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “It’s not enough to have zeal
    without insight,
    work done in haste will be ruined.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(It is) not good that you (sing.) are zealous you (sing.) do- not -have -knowledge. (It is) not also good for you (sing.) to-be-hasty for you (sing.) could- easily -do wrong.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The resolve/persistence of a person is of-no-use if he knows nothing. The one who is-in-a-hurry, he easily gets-lost.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully about what we are about to do is not good;
    doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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