κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
χὤταν: κατὰ κρᾶσιν ἀντὶ τοῦ καὶ ὅταν, Πινδ. Π. 2. 161, Σοφ. Οἰδ. Κολ. 1530.
crase poét. p. καὶ ὅταν.
