He is still alive because he cannot afford a funeral.
More Persian Proverbs:
Every tear has a smile behind it.Persian
Doubt is the key to knowledge.
Persian
The sky is the same color wherever you go.
Persian
That smells bad, said the cat about meat that it cannot reach.
Persian
That smells bad, said the cat about meat that it cannot reach.
Persian
The eyes can do a thousand things that the fingers can't.
Persian