鬼おにが出でるか蛇じゃが出でるか

expression

God only knows what may happen; who knows what will happen

Proverb expressing uncertainty about an unpredictable outcome, often with a sense of suspense or anxiety. Literally 'whether a demon appears or a snake appears'.

• 結けっ果かはまだわからない。鬼おにが出でるか蛇じゃが出でるかだ。

  We still don't know the result. God only knows what may happen.

• この勝しょう負ぶ、鬼おにが出でるか蛇じゃが出でるか、最さい後ごまで目めが離はなせない。

  This match could go either way; you can't take your eyes off it until the very end.