and be despised by the tyrant as unmanly by not contending even to death for our divine law.
This tyrant would look down on us as cowards because we weren’t willing to defend the divine Law to the point of death.
and be condemned by the tyrant for cowardice by not contending to the death for our divine law.
and if we should be despised by the tyrant as unmanly, and not protect our divine law even to death.