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a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity; good deeds bring blessings to one's descendants
Proverb from the Chinese classic 'I Ching' (易経). Emphasizes that accumulated good actions lead to lasting fortune for one's family line. Often contrasted with 積不善の家には必ず余殃あり.
See also: 積不善の家には必ず余殃あり
「積善の家には必ず余慶あり」という言葉を信じて、彼は毎日小さな善行を積み重ねている。
Believing in the saying 'a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity,' he accumulates small good deeds every day.
The opposite proverb: 'An unvirtuous family will surely suffer calamity.'
From the Chinese classic 'I Ching' (易経), '文言伝' commentary on the hexagram 坤. The phrase entered Japanese as a fixed proverb.