Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is paralyzed,
What it says
Law is paralyzed and justice distorted because the wicked surround the righteous.
What it is doing
This verse summarizes the social and legal breakdown provoking the complaint.
In context
1This is the burden that Habakkuk the prophet received in a vision: 2How long, O LORD, must I call for help 3Why do You make me see iniquity? 4Therefore the law is paralyzed,