Judge therefore which things are precious and desirable, those that are abundant or those that are rare?: Good News Bible provides a helpful model for this, using a statement rather than a question. Contemporary English Version is similar as follows:

• Then you decide which ones are more valuable—those that are common or those that are rare.”

Another possible model is:

• Then you decide whether the common ones are more valuable or the rare ones.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.