κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
P. ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. ἐνεχυράζεσθαι.
