Habakkuk 1:2-4 - Habakkuk's First Prayer
2 How long, Lord, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you, "Violence!" But you do not intervene! 3 Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife. 4 For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.