κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
πᾰλαιόν: (τό) adv.1) давно, некогда, в старину Her., Plat. etc.;2) издавна, с давних пор Aesch.
