quandary

pulma A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a pickle; a predicament.
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A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.
1995, Robert Frost, Collected Poems, Prose & Plays, page 475

To quote the oracle of Delphi, / Love thou thy neighbor as thyself, aye, / And hate him as thyself thou hatest. / There quandary is at its greatest.

But we may suppose that John has set his priorities in such a way that the quandary is spurious.

What a difficult quandary for a bright, talented child!

Then I would begin contemplating the next quandary: "Does the Torah say it's okay to portray a hooker, and is a heart of gold a mitigating factor?"