(idiom) success and failure; gain and loss; often used to describe weighing the various factors of an outcome or situation

right and wrong, gain and loss; the merits and demerits of a situation

(idiom) to care too much about or struggle over petty gains and losses; a metaphor for unimportant matters that lack a definitive conclusion

the gains and losses, and the rises and falls of a person's life

gain and loss; advantages and disadvantages; to gain benefits or suffer losses

the cycles of flourishing and decaying, gaining and losing; refers to the inevitable successes and failures or ups and downs in a person's life or career