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
ἄλεσσα: Επικ. αντί ἤλεσα, αόρ. αʹ του ἀλέω.
