"obiar" in old moral emblem

Question

i'm translating a moral emblem, and it uses the word obiar. what does this mean? could the b actually be a v or something else?

context: about adultery

"....El delito es muy grave, y el que comete es castigado como homicida, o parricida, y por obiar tan grande impiedad, hay en todos los lugares principales hospital..."

could it mean avoid?

Answer 1

obviar (to obviate/avoid)

Answer 2

Hola:

It may be a typo, it might be obrar...

Good luck.