Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 25:9:
- Kupsabiny: “If you are at loggerheads with your neighbor about a word/matter see to it that you finish those words early and when you (plur.) have finished, do not continue (sing.) to do gossiping.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you have a dispute with the neighbors,
do not betray other people’s secrets.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) have a disputes with a person-you-know/acquaintance, you (plur.) just argue (about it), but you (plur.) do- not -tell the secret of each one of you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Talk-over with you (plur.) alone the cause-of- you and your (sing.) neighbor not -understanding-one-another, but do not (sing.) relate the secrets (lit. cause-to-hide) of others,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “If you and someone else think differently about some matter,
settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret that he has told you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
