Health is better than wealth.
- La santé est plus importante que la richesse.
Health is above wealth.
- La santé est au-dessus de la richesse.
The soil retained richness.
- Le sol conserva la richesse.
Japanese literature, in spite of its beauty and riches, is as yet inadequately known in the West.
- La littérature japonaise, malgré sa beauté et sa richesse, n'est pas assez connue en Occident.
Despite his riches, he's not contented.
- Malgré les richesses qu'il possède, il n'est pas content.