ei ketään kukkaro kaulassa hirtetä
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Attested in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Ei ketaͤn cuckaro caulas hirtetaͤ.
=== Proverb ===
ei ketään kukkaro kaulassa hirtetä (literally, “nobody is hanged with a purse on their neck”)
the gift blindeth the wise (money can buy your way out of trouble)