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evil deeds bring retribution on one's descendants
Proverb warning that accumulated misdeeds will eventually bring misfortune to one's family or descendants. Often contrasted with 積善の家には必ず余慶あり.
See also: 積善の家には必ず余慶あり
「積不善の家には必ず余殃あり」という言葉は、悪事の報いが子孫に及ぶことを戒めている。
The saying 'iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons' warns that the consequences of evil deeds extend to one's descendants.
The opposite proverb: good deeds bring blessings to one's descendants.
A classical Chinese-derived proverb, originally from the I Ching (易経). The Japanese reading is a kanbun-style rendering.