Ese Oyeku-Oshe

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"Let us not die as the friend
of the house of strangers,
may we not die
in the house of mourning";
"When Death comes, let us praise
those friends of brave character";
"A shrewd man will never die inside";
"Feathers improve
the beauty of the bird";
"Friend of Afinjumaku,
don't die, don't do evil":
these were the ones who cast
for human beings, on the day
they called the Awo's
when the town realized that no one
can withstand Death.
This Odu speaks of the death
of this person, or of the death
of someone very close to him.
We shall be at peace with Death,
whether he is close or far away.