5 Indeed! If it was not made into anything useful when it was whole, how much less can it be made into anything when the fire has burned it up and it is charred?
5 Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burnedD5656, should it yet be used for any work?
burned - Or 'charred;' 'parched,' Ps. 69.3.
5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meetK5549for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
meet: Heb. made fit.