ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
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P. and V. ἑσπέρα, ἡ. Late afternoon: P. and V. δείλη, ἡ (Soph., Frag.); see night. Late in the evening: P. ὀψὲ τῆς ἡμέρας; see late. Of evening, adj.: V. ἕσπερος.