YOU SAID:

better a bird in the hand than two overhead

INTO JAPANESE

頭上に 2 羽いるよりも手に持っている鳥の方がよい

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It's better to have a bird in your hand than two overhead

INTO JAPANESE

頭上に2羽いるより、手に鳥を1羽持っている方がいい

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It's better to have a bird in your hand than two overhead