For a testament is confirmed by death. Otherwise, it as yet has no force, as long as the one who testifies lives.
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
For a will and testament is valid and takes effect only at death, since it has no force or legal power as long as the one who made it is alive.
For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.
This is because a will takes effect only after a death, since it’s not in force while the one who made the will is alive.