明日あすの百ひゃくより今日きょうの五ご十じゅう

expression

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Proverb emphasizing that a small but certain gain now is better than a larger but uncertain future gain. The literal meaning is 'fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow'.

• 投とう資しの話はなしで迷まよったが、明日あすの百ひゃくより今日きょうの五ご十じゅうだと思おもい、確かく実じつな方ほうを選えらんだ。

  I was unsure about the investment, but thinking 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,' I chose the sure thing.