1 The word of the Lord came to me:
2 Son of man,what makes the wood of the vineBetter than the wood of branchesfound on the trees in the forest?
3 Can wood be taken from itto make something useful?Can someone make even a peg out of iton which to hang a vessel?
4 Of course not! If it is fed to the fire for fuel,and the fire devours both ends of it,Leaving the middle charred,is it useful for anything then?