12 (A)Listen to Me, you (B)stubborn-minded,
Who are (C)far from righteousness.

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12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

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Therefore the (A)Law [a]is ignored,
And justice [b]is never upheld.
For the wicked (B)surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out (C)confused.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:4 Or is ineffective; lit turns cold
  2. Habakkuk 1:4 Lit never goes forth

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

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