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
P. and V. μίασμα, τό, ἄγος, τό (Thuc. 2, 13), V. μύσος, τό, λῦμα, τό; see sacrilege.