YOU SAID:
A bird in hand is better than two birds in a bush
INTO JAPANESE
手にした鳥は、茂みにいる2羽の鳥よりも優れています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The bird you pick up is better than the two birds in the bush
INTO JAPANESE
あなたが拾う鳥は茂みの中の2羽の鳥よりも優れています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The bird you pick up is better than the two birds in the bush
That didn't even make that much sense in English.