Good News Translation
Being independently wealthy or working for a living--both can make life pleasant, but it is better to find a treasure.

New Revised Standard Version
Wealth and wages make life sweet, but better than either is finding a treasure.

Contemporary English Version
It is good to have a job and earn your own money, but it is even better to discover hidden treasure.

New American Bible
Wealth or wages can make life sweet, but better than either, finding a treasure.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The life of a laborer that is content with what he hath, shall be sweet, and in it thou shalt find a treasure.

The life of a laborer that is content with what he hath, shall be sweet, and in it thou shalt find a treasure.

Sirach 40:16
The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.

Sirach 40:17
Grace is like a paradise in blessings, and mercy remaineth for ever.

Sirach 40:19
Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both.

Sirach 40:20
Wine and music rejoice the heart, but the love of wisdom is above them both.