YOU SAID:

It is better to have one bird on your hand than 10 on the roof

INTO JAPANESE

屋根の上に10羽の鳥がいるより、1羽が手に乗っている方が良い

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It's better to have one bird in your hand than ten birds on the roof

INTO JAPANESE

屋根の上に10羽の鳥がいるより、1羽の鳥が手にあるほうが良い

BACK INTO ENGLISH

It's better to have one bird in your hand than ten birds on the roof