τὸ ἀεὶ ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν ἐχάλασαν → relaxed the strictness of the doctrine of perpetual strife
perhaps denominative from שָׁ֫יִת; properly, to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce: entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away.
