# Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked people

"It is better to be poor and righteous than to be wicked with great wealth"

# Better is the little that the righteous has

The nominal adjective "the little" refers to few possessions. The nominal adjective "the righteous" refers to a righteous person. Alternate translation: "Better are the few possessions that a righteous person has" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])

# the abundance

This refers to the wealth of the wicked people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])