KJV
ASV
4. Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.
ESV
4. So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.
ERVEN
4. The law is weak and not fair to people. Evil people win their fights against good people. So the law is no longer fair, and justice does not win anymore.
NLT
4. The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted.
WEB
4. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
NET
4. For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.
NLV
4. The Law is not followed. What is right is never done. For the sinful are all around those who are right and good, so what is right looks like sin.
HCSB
4. This is why the law is ineffective and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict the righteous; therefore, justice comes out perverted.
YLT
4. Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.
LITV
4. On account of this the law has become feeble, and justice does not go forth with continuity. For the wicked surrounds the righteous, so justice goes forth, being perverted.
RV
4. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.
NCV
4. So the teachings are weak, and justice never comes. Evil people gain while good people lose; the judges no longer make fair decisions.
MKJV
4. Therefore the law has become helpless, and justice does not always go forth. For the wicked entraps the righteous; therefore justice goes forth, being perverted.
AKJV
4. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment does never go forth: for the wicked does compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceeds.
LXXEN
4. Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgement proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly man prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgement will proceed.
KJV
4. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
AMP
4. Therefore the law is slackened and justice and a righteous sentence never go forth, for the [hostility of the] wicked surrounds the [uncompromisingly] righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
KJVP
4. Therefore H5921 PREP the law H8451 NFS is slacked H6313 , and judgment H4941 NMS doth never H3808 W-NPAR go forth H3318 VQY3MS : for H3588 CONJ the wicked H7563 AMS doth compass about H3803 the righteous H6662 ; therefore H3651 ADV wrong H6127 judgment H4941 NMS proceedeth H3318 VQY3MS .
YLT
4. Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.
ASV
4. Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.
WEB
4. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
NASB
4. This is why the law is benumbed, and judgment is never rendered: Because the wicked circumvent the just; this is why judgment comes forth perverted.
ESV
4. So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.
RV
4. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.
RSV
4. So the law is slacked and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous, so justice goes forth perverted.
NKJV
4. Therefore the law is powerless, And justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
MKJV
4. Therefore the law has become helpless, and justice does not always go forth. For the wicked entraps the righteous; therefore justice goes forth, being perverted.
AKJV
4. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment does never go forth: for the wicked does compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceeds.
NRSV
4. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore judgment comes forth perverted.
NIV
4. Therefore the law is paralysed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
NIRV
4. The law can't do what it's supposed to do. Fairness never comes out on top. Sinful people surround those who do what is right. So people are never treated fairly.
NLT
4. The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted.
MSG
4. Law and order fall to pieces. Justice is a joke. The wicked have the righteous hamstrung and stand justice on its head.
GNB
4. The law is weak and useless, and justice is never done. Evil people get the better of the righteous, and so justice is perverted.
NET
4. For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.
ERVEN
4. The law is weak and not fair to people. Evil people win their fights against good people. So the law is no longer fair, and justice does not win anymore.