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. and V. λεπτουργεῖν, P. and V. σοφίζεσθαι.
P. παραγωγή, ἡ, Ar. and P. σόφισμα, τό.