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. δυσμεταχειριστος.
awkward: P. and V. ἀμήχανος, ἄπορος.
disobedient: P. ἀπειθής (also used of a ship, Thuc. 2, 84); see unruly, restive.