Habakkuk 1:2-4

New American Standard Bible

^2 (A)How long, Lord, have I called for help,
And You do not hear?
I cry out to You, “Violence!”
Yet You do ^(B)not save.
³ Why do You make me ^(C)see disaster,
And make me look at destitution?
Yes, ^(D)devastation and violence are before me;
^(E)Strife exists and contention arises.
⁴ Therefore the ^(F)Law ^[a]is ignored,
And justice ^[b]is never upheld.
For the wicked ^(G)surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out ^(H)confused.