1 A message came to me from the Lord. He said,
2 "Son of man, is the wood of a vine better than the wood of any of the trees in the forest?
3 Can its wood ever be made into anything useful? Can pegs be made from it to hang things on?
4 "Suppose it is thrown in the fire to be burned. And the fire burns both ends and blackens the middle. Then is it useful for anything?