鬼おにが出でるか仏ほとけが出でるか

expression

God only knows what may happen; you never know what will happen

Proverb expressing uncertainty about the outcome of a risky or unpredictable situation; literally 'whether a demon or a Buddha will appear'.

• この勝しょう負ぶ、鬼おにが出でるか仏ほとけが出でるか、まったく予よ想そうがつかない。

  In this match, you never know what will happen—I can't predict it at all.