Habakkuk 1:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² How long, O Lord, must I cry for help
    while you do not listen?
I cry out to you, “Violence!”
    but you refuse to intervene.
³ Why do you make me witness wrongdoing
    and confront me with wickedness?
Destruction and violence confront me;
    strife is everywhere, and discord abounds.
⁴ As a result, the law becomes ineffective
    and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
    and judgment becomes perverted.