Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend
With thee; but, sir, so what I plead is just.
Why do sinners' ways prosper? and why must
Disappointment all I endeavour end?
Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend, lines 1-4 - Wessex Poems and Other Verses (1918)
50. 'Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend'. Hopkins, Gerard Manley. 1918. Poems[bartleby.com]