Habakkuk 1:1-4

Christian Standard Bible

² How long,^(C) Lord, must I call for help^(D)
and you do not listen
or cry out to you about violence^(E)
and you do not save?
³ Why do you force me to look at injustice?^(F)
Why do you tolerate^[a] wrongdoing?
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
⁴ This is why the law is ineffective
and justice never emerges.
For the wicked restrict^(G) the righteous;
therefore, justice^(H) comes out perverted.