κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
humble: P. ταπεινοῦν; see also insult.
insult: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ; see slight.