κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
(see also ἀνασείω): brandish
sursum quassare, to shake up, 4.38.1.
