κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
P. ἐξήγησις, ἡ, ἑρμηνεία, ἡ, V. ἑρμήνευμα, τό, or pl.