Ezekiel 15:3-5

Complete Jewish Bible

³ Its wood can’t be used to make anything,
not even a pin on which to hang a pot.
⁴ So now it is thrown in the fire as fuel,
the fire consumes both ends of it,
and the middle of it is singed —
is it useful now for making something?
⁵ When it was whole, it was good for nothing;
so how much less, when the fire
has consumed it, and it is singed,
will it be useful for making something!