See with your eyes that I have labored little and found for myself much rest: Compare verse 16. See with your eyes means “For example, look at me.” What follows is a modest understatement, after the author has told us how he has worked to gain wisdom (verses 19-20). Rest is nicely translated as “contentment” by Good News Translation. Other possibilities are “peace” (New English Bible), “satisfaction,” and “happiness.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Sirach. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.