曾子曰 “慎終追遠, 民德歸厚矣.”

曾子說：「認真辦理喪事、深切懷念先人，社會風氣就會歸於純樸。」

曾子说：“认真办理丧事、深切怀念先人，社会风气就会归于纯朴。”

증자왈 진종귀원, 민덕귀후의

증자가 말하였다. “장례를 신중하게 치르고 먼 조상의 제사에도 정성을 다하면, 백성들의 인정이 돈독해질 것이다.”

The philosopher Tsang said, "Let there be a careful attention to perform the funeral rites to parents, and let them be followed when long gone with the ceremonies of sacrifice; – then the virtue of the people will resume its proper excellence."

Tseng Tzu said, 'Conduct the funeral of your parents with meticulous care and let not sacrifices to your remote ancestors be forgotten, and the virtue of the common people will incline towards fullness.'

曾子曰く、終わりを慎み遠きを追えば特徳厚きに帰せん。

曾子先生がこうおっしゃった。『（為政者が）亡くなった人の葬式を厳かに行い、遠い祖先の祭儀も決して忘れることがない。（このようであれば）人民の徳（思いやり）も自然に厚くなっていくものだ。