Good News Translation
See for yourselves! I have really not studied very hard, but I have found great contentment.

New Revised Standard Version
See with your own eyes that I have labored but little and found for myself much serenity.

Contemporary English Version
Studying wisdom has filled my life with peace, and you can see it is worth any effort I have made.

New American Bible
See for yourselves! I have labored only a little, but have found much.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her.

I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her.

Sirach 51:25
My soul hath wrestled for her, and in doing it I have been confirmed.

Sirach 51:26
I stretched forth my hands on high, and I bewailed my ignorance of her.

Sirach 51:28
I possessed my heart with her from the beginning: therefore I shall not be forsaken.

Sirach 51:29
My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession.