ei silakka suolassa mätäne

== Finnish == === Etymology === Attested in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Ei Silacka ſuolas maͤtaͤne. === Proverb === ei silakka suolassa mätäne (literally, “a herring won't go rotten in brine”) a man can marry even when he's old