Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 22:14:
- Kupsabiny: “The mouth (words) of an immoral woman is like a deep pit that traps people,
a person who refuses/disobeys God will fall into that deep pit.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “The mouth of a prostitute is a deep pit.
Those who are caught in the Lord’s anger
will fall down into it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “What an evil woman says can-harm you (sing.) like a deep pit, and in this pit the ones-whom- the LORD -detest falls-into-(it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The words of a (habitually)-immoral woman are like a deep pit. If you (sing.) cause- God -to-be-angry, you (sing.) will fall there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “What wives who commit adultery/immoral women say to men is like a deep pit into which those men fall;
those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
