And he refused to do so for a long time. But afterwards, he said within himself: 'Even though I do not fear God, nor respect man,
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
And for a time he would not; but later he said to himself, Though I have neither reverence or fear for God nor respect or consideration for man,
For a while he refused but finally said to himself, I don’t fear God or respect people,