It says הולך תמים ופועל צדק in the present and not in the past. The father lives on in his child so he continues on walking even after passing on. The Kol Aryeh explains מהלכים בין העומדים the walkers (humans) among the standers (malachim). What are the humans doing among the malachim? We are talking about humans in the after life who live on in their children and those that don’t. So it is worthwhile if the children become talmidei chachamim.
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