What is death be not proud about or paraphrase?

Answer 1

Death dont' be proud even though you pride in it.

you are not mighty or scary as some people may say.

for all those people you took away, you are still unable to take me. So don't die, poor death, before you take me away. the first 4 lines he's mocking death.

Death, you're just a picture of peace (rest and sleep).

Dying is a pleasurable state and death is full of pleasure. You eventually take away our love ones away(best men), but you're just giving their body rest and freeing their soul.

the second 4 lines he's teasing death.

Death, you're a slave to fate and to man's action.

Poison , war, sickness, and sleeping pills will kill us but then so what?

One quick moment pass and comes eternal life.

Death will be no more, in turn it's really Death's funeral when a man dies. Last 6 lines he's pitying death.