YOU SAID:
Two cats in the hand is better than ten geese on the roof
INTO JAPANESE
手に2匹の猫は屋根の上にいる10匹のガチョウよりもいい
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Two cats in hand are better than ten geese on the roof
INTO JAPANESE
手に2匹の猫は屋根の上で10匹のガチョウよりも優れています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Two cats in hand are better than ten geese on the roof
That didn't even make that much sense in English.