Contentment concerns having enough for genuine needs without losing awareness of Allah and one's responsibilities. The effects of possessions also matter.
Case 1: A person has limited income, meets essential needs, and maintains worship and duties. This illustrates “little but sufficient.”
Case 2: Another person earns more but becomes so consumed with acquisition that remembrance and essential obligations are neglected. This illustrates “abundant but distracting.”
If something small does not meet needs, or something abundant does not cause the stated distraction, forcing either into the comparison would be misleading. Contentment does not mean abandoning work or neglecting people in need.