His loss came out in his gain/ the profit is greater than the loss/ his gain exceeded his loss/ it was worth while
The gain was greater than the loss. In the overall balance, the profit or reward outweighs the loss. The opposite of the expression 'His gain came out in his loss.'
("Four temperaments in character: quick to anger and quick to appease—his gain comes out in his loss. Hard to anger and hard to appease—his loss comes out in his gain. Hard to anger and quick to appease—pious. Quick to anger and hard to appease—wicked." — Avot 5:11)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָצָא הֶפְסֵדוֹ בִּשְׂכָרוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
הַשָּׂכָר הָיָה מְרֻובֶּה מֵהַהֶפְסֵד. בַּמַּאֲזָן הַכּוֹלֵל הָרֶוַוח אוֹ הַשָּׂכָר גְּדוֹלִים מֵהַהֶפְסֵד. הִפּוּכוֹ שֶׁל הַבִּטּוּי 'יָצָא שְׂכָרוֹ בְּהֶפְסֵדוֹ'.
("אַרְבַּע מִדּוֹת בַּדֵּעוֹת: נוֹחַ לִכְעֹס וְנוֹחַ לִרְצוֹת-יָצָא שְׂכָרוֹ בְהֶפְסֵדוֹ. קָשֶׁה לִכְעֹס וְקָשֶׁה לִרְצוֹת- יָצָא הֶפְסֵדוֹ בִּשְׂכָרוֹ. קָשֶׁה לִכְעֹס וְנוֹחַ לִרְצוֹת- חָסִיד. נוֹחַ לִכְעֹס וְקָשֶׁה לִרְצוֹת רָשָׁע"- אָבוֹת ה י -יָא)