Habakkuk · חֲבַקּוּק

Habakkuk 1:4

עַל־כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יֵצֵ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֤י רָשָׁע֙ מַכְתִּ֣יר אֶת־הַצַּדִּ֔יק עַל־כֵּ֛ן יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְעֻקָּֽל׃
ʿal-ken tapvg tvorah vloʾ-yeṣeʾ laneṣaḥ mishpaṭ kiy rashaʿ maktiyr ʾet-haṣadiyq ʿal-ken yeṣeʾ mishpaṭ mʿuqal
King James Version (KJV)

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. {wrong: or, wrested}

Modern English

Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.

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