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
Cp. de θρασέως.
audacius, rather boldly, 3.13.7, 8.92.2,SUP. 8.84.2.