κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ἁλαί: -ῶν, αἱ, ἁλοπήγια, Λατ. salinae, Διον. Ἁλ. Ι, 353, 9, Στρ. 12, 3, 12.