健康はとみにまさる。後者は前者ほど人に幸福をもたらさないから。

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English Translation

Health is above wealth, for this does not give us so much happiness as that.

Furigana

健康(けんこう)はとみにまさる。後者(こうしゃ)は前者(ぜんしゃ)ほど人(ひと)に幸福(こうふく)をもたらさないから。

Romanji

Kenkō wa tomini masaru. kōsha wa zensha hodo hito ni kōfuku o motarasanai kara.

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

頓に (とみに)

suddenly; all at once; rapidly

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

幸福 (こうふく)

happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being

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.

齎す (もたらす)

to bring; to take; to bring about

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since