κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
σθενᾰρῶς: сильно, с силой (συνάγειν τι Sext.).
