Habakkuk 1:2-4

Expanded Bible

² Lord, how long must I ·ask [cry; call] for help
    and you ·ignore [do not hear] me?
I cry out to you ·about violence [or “Violence!”],
    but you do not ·save [rescue] us!
³ Why do you make me see ·wrong things [evil; iniquity; injustice]
    and make me look at ·trouble [wrongdoing]?
·People are destroying things and hurting others [^LDestruction and violence are] in front of me;
    ·they are arguing and fighting [^Lstrife and conflict arise].
⁴ So the ·teachings [law; instruction; ^LTorah] are ·weak [paralyzed],
    and justice never comes.
Evil people ·gain while good people lose [^Lsurround/hem in the righteous];
    ·the judges no longer make fair decisions [^Lso justice is perverted].