κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
simplicity: P. εὐήθεια, ἡ, V. εὐηθία, ἡ.
