κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
νεφοδρομῶ, -έω (Μ)τρέχω διά μέσου τών νεφών.[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < νέφος + -δρομῶ (< -δρόμος < δρόμος), πρβλ. πελαγοδρομώ].