Musar su Ecclesiaste 7:14

"So in a time of good fortune enjoy the good fortune; and in a time of misfortune, reflect: The one no less than the other was God’s doing" (Ecclesiastes 7:14). This verse said King Solomon about what he saw, that all that was created in the world - everything is against each other. how? There is good in the world, there is evil against good. There is light in the world, against it there is darkness and gloom. In the world, there are days and rivers, against it there is land. There is a desert and there is a settlement. There are mountains and hills, there are ravines and valleys. And there is warmth and there is coolness. In this matter everything was created, and in each and every one there is good and evil in it. And every wise heart takes from each and every one what he enjoys. Such as: Light is better than darkness, but in darkness there is a good that at night there is rest for all to sleep, which is not the case during the day. And in the darkness a man fled from his enemies coming upon him. And in this matter there is in everything and anything, and everything is against each other. And man was created in this matter that all his virtues and methods - everything against each other, such as: pride and humility, grief and joy. And in every quality and quality - there is a side to it that distances it from the good and righteous way, and about this, it is said: "Let the wicked give up his ways" (Isaiah 55:7). And there is in every quality - a side in which the wise and educated approach to the work of Hashem. And for which we have seen that the sidelines are many in every quality, therefore we have come to order the measures in a short way, to make signs. And these signs shall be in your mouth, and you shall be accustomed to them. And if you are in a matter that will bring you to pride - remind yourself of these signs to humble your spirit. So that you will think: How proud were they in the world of pride and authority, and forgotten as if they were not, and where are they? Therefore stick to humility.

But the righteous man, when he is in secure circumstances, will be very careful and will be fearful lest evil come upon him, as it is said (Ecclesiastes 7:14), “In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity, consider.”

The flags of Reuven, Shimon and Gad contained all three elements of repentance. The first element is that demonstrated by Reuben, who did Teshuvah without being under any kind of pressure. The second element was demonstrated by Shimon, whose repentance was prompted by his being publicly humbled and shamed. His repentance was an example of what is meant by the verse in Jeremiah 31,18, אחרי שובי נחמתי, ואחרי הודעי ספקתי על ירך, בושתי ונכלמתי כי נשאתי חרפת נעורי, "Now that I have turned back, I am filled with remorse and shame; now that I have been made aware, I have struck my thigh, I am ashamed and humiliated, for I bear the disgrace of my youth." We also find in Ezra 9,6, אלוקי בושת ונכלמתי, "My Lord, I have been shamed and humiliated," that repentance was due only to such negative experiences. A public humiliation for the tribe of Shimon occurred in Numbers Chapter 31 where the punitive campaign against the Midianites is commanded and each tribe is supposed to contribute one thousand men to the army which undertakes that campaign. At that time the tribe of Levi also sent one thousand men, (cf. Sifri on 31,4). Since the Torah continues in verse 5 that the total number of men was twelve thousand, it is clear that none of the men were from the tribe of Shimon. It seems obvious that that tribe was too ashamed to participate, since its own leader had been the major factor in the seduction of the Jewish people by the Midianites having had any success at all. Berachot 12 raises the question how we know that G–d forgives anyone all his sins if he is ashamed. The proof is cited from Samuel I 28,19, when Samuel promised Saul he would join him in the Hereafter by the following day.