the devil looks after his own

English

Phrase

the devil looks after his own

1. Bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.
   • 2013, Adamu Kyuka Usman Lilymjok, The Mad Professor of Babeldu, page 489:

     On earth, lawyers rarely come to harm because the devil looks after his own.

   • 2013, Deborah Frethem -, Haunted Tampa: Spirits of the Bay, →ISBN:

     Charlie was often asked how he escaped so many attempts on his life. His reply was, “The Devil looks after his own.”

Translations

bad people often prosper unfairly

• Spanish: bicho malo nunca muere