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
ancŭlus: i, m. pr. dim. v. 2. Ancus,I a man-servant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 20 Müll.