κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ἀμφικεάζω, πελεκάω, περικόπτω, κολούω, ἀποθριάζω, ἀκρωτηριάζω, παρακόπτω, κολοβόω