κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
P. ἀμετάστατος, μόνιμος, P. and V. βέβαιος, ἀκίνητος, V. ἔμπεδος.