Habakkuk 1:4 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order) The law is weak and useless, and justice is never done. Evil people get the better of the righteous, and so justice is perverted. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore the law is slackened and justice and a righteous sentence never go forth, for the [hostility of the] wicked surrounds the [uncompromisingly] righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted. Common English Bible The Instruction is ineffective. Justice does not endure because the wicked surround the righteous. Justice becomes warped. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, the law has been torn apart, and judgment does not persevere to its conclusion. For the impious prevail against the just. Because of this, a perverse judgment is issued. |