Ezekiel 15:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ Is its wood used to make anything?
    Are pegs fashioned from it to hang anything?
⁴ If it is thrown on the fire for fuel,
    and the fire consumes both ends and chars the middle,
    is it useful for anything?
⁵ When it was whole,
    it served no purpose.
How much less, when the fire has consumed it
    and it is charred,
    can it be used for anything?