You cannot compare the living with the dead.
More Nigerian Proverbs:
Fire has no brother.Nigerian
If the bull would throw you, lie down.
Nigerian
One cry of "Thief!" and the whole marketplace is on the lookout.
Nigerian
A person always breaking off from work never finishes anything.
Nigerian
A person is a guest for one or two days, but becomes an intruder on the third.
Nigerian
If death be terrible, the fault is not in death, but thee.
Nigerian