τὸ συγγενὲς γὰρ δεινόν

From LSJ

τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

relationship is a strong tie