YOU SAID:

Better to have and not need, then to need and not have.

INTO JAPANESE

持っている方が良いのですが、必要ではないのです。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It's better to have it, but you don't need it.

INTO JAPANESE

持っているほうがいいのですが、必要ありません。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It's better to have it, but you don't need it.