κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
βλαβερός, δηλήμων, ζημιώδης, κακοῦργος, πολέμιος, πονηρός, σινάμωρος, σίνις