Ezek.15.5

Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?

Ezek.15.5

"Hardly. When it was whole it wasn't good for anything. Half-burned is no improvement. What's it good for?

Ezek.15.5

If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?

Ezek.15.5

Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned?