子こどもは親おやの背せ中なかを見みて育そだつ

Meanings

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children grow up watching their parents' backs

Proverb meaning children learn more from observing their parents' actions and behavior than from what they are told.

子こどもは親おやの背せ中なかを見みて育そだつというから、親おやは常つねに手て本ほんを示しめさなければならない。
They say children grow up watching their parents' backs, so parents must always set a good example.