Комментарий к Кохелет 3:6

A time to seek. As the matter is stated, “I will seek the lost,”¹³Yechezkeil 34:16. concerning the scattered among Yisroel.

“A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to discard” (Ecclesiastes 3:6).
“A time to seek,” in peacetime, “and a time to lose,” in wartime; “a time to keep,” at a good time,²¹When keeping the object in question is fortuitous. “and a time to discard,” at a bad time. There was an incident involving a certain merchant who would go and set out to sea, he and his son. He would take with him two kav of dinars. [The captain] gave them a place in a dark [part of the ship]. He [the traveler] heard the navigators’ voices saying: ‘When we are out to sea, we will kill them, cast them into the sea, and take the load of dinars from them.’ What did that man do? He made himself [sound] as though he was quarreling with his son, and he took [the dinars] and cast them into the sea. When they entered the province, they went and filed a complaint to the governor of Caesarea. [The governor] sent [the conspirators] to prison and convicted them for their conspiracy and obligated them to give [the travelers] a load of dinars. They said to him: ‘On what basis do you find us guilty?’²²After all, ultimately they did not touch the dinars. He said to them: ‘On the basis of Solomon, king of Israel, as it is written: “A time to cast…”’²³There is a time when it is proper to cast away valuable goods. The man acted properly in throwing overboard his dinars due to the threat you posed, and you are therefore liable to compensate him.

“A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to discard” (Ecclesiastes 3:6).
“A time to seek,” in peacetime, “and a time to lose,” in wartime; “a time to keep,” at a good time,²¹When keeping the object in question is fortuitous. “and a time to discard,” at a bad time. There was an incident involving a certain merchant who would go and set out to sea, he and his son. He would take with him two kav of dinars. [The captain] gave them a place in a dark [part of the ship]. He [the traveler] heard the navigators’ voices saying: ‘When we are out to sea, we will kill them, cast them into the sea, and take the load of dinars from them.’ What did that man do? He made himself [sound] as though he was quarreling with his son, and he took [the dinars] and cast them into the sea. When they entered the province, they went and filed a complaint to the governor of Caesarea. [The governor] sent [the conspirators] to prison and convicted them for their conspiracy and obligated them to give [the travelers] a load of dinars. They said to him: ‘On what basis do you find us guilty?’²²After all, ultimately they did not touch the dinars. He said to them: ‘On the basis of Solomon, king of Israel, as it is written: “A time to cast…”’²³There is a time when it is proper to cast away valuable goods. The man acted properly in throwing overboard his dinars due to the threat you posed, and you are therefore liable to compensate him.

And a time to abandon. And a time when He causes them to perish in the exile, as it is stated, “And you will become lost among the nations.”¹⁴Vayikra 26:38.

A time to preserve. [As it is stated,] “May Adonoy bless you and safeguard you,”¹⁵Bamidbar 6:24. when you do His will.

And a time to discard. [As it is stated,] “And He cast them to another land.”¹⁶Devarim 29:27.