4 But you even undermine piety

and hinder devotion to God.

4 Yea, thou castest off fear,

And restrainest prayer before God.

4 Have you no fear of God,

no reverence for him?

4 Yes, you cast off fear,

And restrain prayer before God.

4 But you even destroy respect for God

and limit the worship of him.

4 Yea, thou doest away with fear,

And hinderest devotion before God.

4 Yea, thou makest piety of none effect, and restrainest meditation before •God.

4 Yes, you destroy the fear ⸤of God⸥ 

and diminish devotion to God. 

4 But you even undermine the fear of God

and hinder meditation before Him.

4 But you are doing away with the fear of God,

and hindering meditation before God.

4 “What is worse, you yourself are doing away with fear,

and you are lessening meditation before God.

4 But you even cause others to lose their respect for God.

You make it hard for them to be faithful to him.

4 “Indeed, you do away with reverence

And hinder meditation before God.