Better one bird tied than a hundred flying/ a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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Better one bird tied than a hundred flying/ a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Better a little that is certain than much that is uncertain. "Better one bird in the hand than two on the tree."

("A single tethered bird is better than a hundred flying birds" ("Better one bird tied than a hundred flying") - Kohelet Rabbah 4)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

טוֹב צִפּוֹר אַחַת קְשׁוּרָה מִמֵּאָה שֶׁעָפוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

עָדִיף מְעַט שֶׁהוּא וַדָּאִי מֵאֲשֶׁר הַרְבֵּה שֶׁאֵינוֹ בָּטוּחַ. 'טוֹב צִיפּוֹר אַחַת בַּיָּד מִשְּׁתַּיִים עַל הָעֵץ'.

("טַבָּא חֲדָא צִפַּרְתָּא כְּפִיתָא מִמֵּאָה פְּרָחִין(טוֹב צִפּוֹר אַחַת קְשׁוּרָה מִמֵּאָה שֶׁעָפוֹת)"- קֹהֶלֶת רַבָּה ד)

Keyword

a little that is certain much that is uncertain a bird in the hand one tied a hundred flying

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