# Habakkuk 1:4

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
- Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/habakkuk/1/4
- Book: [Habakkuk](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/habakkuk)
- Chapter: [Habakkuk 1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/habakkuk/1)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.