Parallel
Ezekiel 15:5
Clementine Vulgate · Berean Standard Bible
Etiam cum esset integrum, non erat aptum ad opus : quanto magis cum illud ignis devoraverit et combusserit, nihil ex eo fiet operis ?
Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!