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
ἄκριτον: adv. беспрестанно, бесконечно (πενθήμεναι Hom.).