Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
＝見知らぬ悪魔より、知り合いの悪魔の方がまし
＝見知らぬ仏より、馴染みの鬼
☆Japanese electorate set to stick with devil it knows
（アイルランド紙「アイリッシュ・タイムズ」）
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japanese-electorate-set-to-stick-with-devil-it-knows-1.3259635
https://web.archive.org/web/20171018053923/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japanese-electorate-set-to-stick-with-devil-it-knows-1.3259635
“There is a tendency in every country for voters to go with the devil they know – in Japan that’s especially strong.”
＝見知らぬ悪魔より、知り合いの悪魔の方がまし
＝見知らぬ仏より、馴染みの鬼
☆Japanese electorate set to stick with devil it knows
（アイルランド紙「アイリッシュ・タイムズ」）
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japanese-electorate-set-to-stick-with-devil-it-knows-1.3259635
https://web.archive.org/web/20171018053923/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japanese-electorate-set-to-stick-with-devil-it-knows-1.3259635
“There is a tendency in every country for voters to go with the devil they know – in Japan that’s especially strong.”