積せき善ぜんの家いえには必かならず余よ慶けいあり

expression

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

• 「積せき善ぜんの家いえには必かならず余よ慶けいあり」という言こと葉ばを信しんじて、彼かれは毎まい日にち小ちいさな善ぜん行こうを積つみ重かさねている。

  Believing in the saying 'a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity,' he accumulates small good deeds every day.