Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

Sirach 40:18

To labour, and to be content with that a man hath, is a sweet life: but he that findeth a treasure is above them both.

Parallel Translations

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To labor, and to be content with that a man has, is a sweet life: but he that finds a treasure is above them both.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
To labour, and to be content with that a man hath, is a sweet life: but he that findeth a treasure is above them both.
King James Version
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The life of one who labors and is content will be made sweet. He who finds a treasure is better than both.
World English Bible