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1. The good in the gain is imaginary and fantastical; the evil in the loss is real and substantial.

2. The good in the gain is convertible into evil; the evil in the loss is never to be improved into good.

3. The good in the gain is narrow and particular; the evil in the loss is large and universal.

4. The good in the gain is mixed and sophisticated; the evil in the loss is pure and unmingled.

5. The good in the gain is full of intermissions; the evil in the loss is continual.

6. The good in the gain is short and transitory; the evil in the loss is eternal.

(Dr. J. Scott.)

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KJV: For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

WEB: For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?