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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionTherefore 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. See the chapterAmerican 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. See the chapterCommon English BibleThe Instruction is ineffective. Justice does not endure because the wicked surround the righteous. Justice becomes warped. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionBecause 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. See the chapter |