ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater
adv.
P. ἐπιφθόνως, φθονερῶς, Bitterly: P. and V. πικρώς.