Habakkuk 1:1-4 - Habakkuk's Complaint
1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
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. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.