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Sense-for-Sense Translation and the Dilemma of Comprehensibility in Translating Jordanian-Laden Prov 　　Abstract 　　Arising from the fact that there is always a top priority in choosing the appropriate equivalence with texts that are not straightforwardly understood, we argued that cultural approximation strategies such as functional equivalence or what Fredrich Schleiermacher termed “domesticized translation” can be the best choice in translating culture-specific items i.e., proverbs and proverbial expressions. In this paper, we investigated the translatability of a number of culturally-laden expressions, mainly prevailing in Jordan. We also suggested translations that, we believe, captured the intended messages of the origin. Refuting arguments that advocated the employment of word-for-word translation, we argued that sense-for-sense and/or domesticized translation can function more faithfully and naturally within texts loaded with cultural components provided that translators should prove fluent and competent in the TL culture. Our argument is highly based upon our strong sensation that the audience in the TL does not want to experience hard times in decoding much foreignized terms but he or she wants to feel at ease by living and dealing with domestic experiences that reflect upon his/her culture. 　　Key words: Equivalence; Word-for-word translation; Sense-for-sense translation; Text-typology; Domesticing translation; Foreingized translation 　　Abdullah K. Shehabat, Hussein H. Zeidanin (2012). Sense-for-Sense Translation and the Dilemma of Comprehensibility in Translating Jordanian-Laden Proverbs: A Literary Perspective. Studies in Literature and Language, 4(2), -0. Available from URL: /index.php/sll/article/view/j.sll.1923156320120402.3395 DOI: /10.3968/j.sll.1923156320120402.3395 　　1.THE PROBLEM 　　Proverbs are always considered an important part of the discourse of the elite and the educated. Broadly used in the Jordanian daily discourse, it is significa