不患贫而患不安
bù​huàn​pín'ér​huàn​bù'ān

instability is worse than poverty

  1. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. 患 huàn
    to worry
    (bound form) to worry; to be anxious about something
  3. 贫 貧 pín adjectivenoun
    poor
    (bound form) poor; impoverished; lacking wealth
  4. 而 ér conjunction
    but
    Used to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand
  5. 患 huàn
    to worry
    (bound form) to worry; to be anxious about something
  6. 不安 bù'ān
    unstable
    Turbulent or unpeaceful, as in a social or political environment; restless