健康は富に優る、後者は前者ほどに喜びを与えない。

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English Translation

Health is above wealth: this doesn't give so much pleasure as that.

Furigana

健康(けんこう)は富(とみ)に優(まさ)る、後者(こうしゃ)は前者(ぜんしゃ)ほどに喜(よろこ)びを与(あた)えない。

Romanji

Kenkō wa tomi ni masaru, kōsha wa zensha hodo ni yorokobi o ataenai.

Words

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

富 (とみ)

riches; wealth; fortune; resources; lottery

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

勝る (まさる)

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate

後者 (こうしゃ)

the latter

前者 (ぜんしゃ)

the former

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

喜び (よろこび)

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)