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I heard the following proverb that was said from Japanese (if not Chinese).

> If our parents are working too hard, our life becomes very convenient up to
> a point that causes their grandchildren become beggars.

Is there such a proverb in Japanese? If yes, what is that?
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Looking for the proverb "Parents work hard, our life is so comfortable that children become beggar"
It's not a well-known one, but we have.

  * [親【おや】苦【く】、子【こ】楽【らく】、孫【まご】乞食【こじき】](http://www.kakeibo.biz/proverb/2007/03/post_12.html) "Parents toil, children ease, grandchildren beg."

Also with many variations:

    * [祖父【じじ】は辛労【しんろう】、子は楽、孫は乞食](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%A5%96%E7%88%B6%E3%81%AF%E8%BE%9B%E5%8A%B4%E5%AD%90%E3%81%AF%E6%A5%BD%E5%AD%AB%E3%81%AF%E4%B9%9E%E9%A3%9F-519015)
    * [「親苦労、子楽、孫ほいと」「親苦労、子楽、孫潰」「親苦労、子楽、孫貧乏」 etc.](http://blog.goo.ne.jp/eigakun/e/6ac186813b794243080b70778a3cddc2)
    * [親‌草鞋【わらじ】、倅【せがれ】草履【ぞうり】で、孫‌雪駄【せった】、曾孫【ひまご】の代には裸足【はだし】なりけり](https://www.amazon.co.jp/review/R3NSDV9OC7M32H)  
"parents (wear) sandals, kids shoes, grandchildren boots, great-grandchildren
would become bare feet"

But more famous sayings with similar moral are:

  * [児孫【じそん】のために美田【びでん】を買わず](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/97283/meaning/m0u/)
  * [売り家と唐様【からよう】で書く三代目【さんだいめ】](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/20962/meaning/m0u/)
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