Habakkuk 1:2–3

2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,

and thou wilt not hear?

Or cry to thee “Violence!”

and thou wilt not save?

3 Why dost thou make me see wrongs

and look upon trouble?

Destruction and violence are before me;

strife and contention arise.

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