Habakkuk 1:1-4 (NLT)

1 This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision.

2 How long, O Lord, must I call for help?     

But you do not listen!

“Violence is everywhere!”

I cry, but you do not come to save.

3 Must I forever see these evil deeds?     

Why must I watch all this misery?

Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence.

I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight.

4 The law has become paralyzed,

and there is no justice in the courts.

The wicked far outnumber the righteous,     

so that justice has become perverted.