Habakkuk 1:2-4

Lexham English Bible

² O Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help
    and you will not listen?
How long will I cry out to you, “Violence!”
    and you will not save?
³ Why do you cause me to see evil
    while you look at trouble?
Destruction and violence happen before me;
    contention and strife arise.
⁴ Therefore the law is paralyzed,
    and justice does not go forth perpetually.^[a]
For the wicked surround the righteous;
    therefore justice goes forth perverted.