ἄνευ γὰρ φίλων οὐδεὶς ἕλοιτ᾽ ἂν ζῆν, ἔχων τὰ λοιπὰ ἀγαθὰ πάντα → without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods
Ar. and P. ῥάβδος, ἡ; see stick.
Ar. ῥαβδίζειν; see beat.
cudgel one's brains: use ponder.