Yǐsījiēshū 15:3

3 Qí shang kĕyǐ qǔ mù liào zuò shénme gōng yòng , kĕyǐ qǔ lái zuò dīng zǐ guà shénme qìmǐn ma .

Yǐsījiēshū 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 15:3

Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work?
&c.] The carpenter and joiner, the house or ship builder, are employed in; as to build houses of, make beams, rafters, floors build ships with, make masts of or any vessel or utensil for the use of man? it never is; it is not fit for any such purpose. Pliny ^F4 speaks of some rarities made of the wood of vines, but not things of common use; and these not of any vines, but of some peculiar ones, favoured by the air and soil or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
it is not fit to make a peg of to hang a hat on; and much less for anything that requires more strength.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Nat. Hist. l. 14. c. 1.

Yǐsījiēshū 15:3 In-Context

1 Yēhéhuá de huà líndào wǒ shuō ,

2 Rénzǐ a , pútàoshù bǐ bié yàng shù yǒu shénme jiàng chù . pútào zhī bǐ zhòng shùzhī yǒu shénme hǎo chù .

3 Qí shang kĕyǐ qǔ mù liào zuò shénme gōng yòng , kĕyǐ qǔ lái zuò dīng zǐ guà shénme qìmǐn ma .

4 Kàn nǎ , yǐjing pāo zaì huǒ zhōng dāng zuò chái shāo , huǒ jì shāo le liǎng tóu , zhōngjiān yĕ beì shāo le , hái yǒu yì yú gōng yòng ma .

5 Wánquán de shíhou shàngqiĕ bù héhū shénme gōng yòng , hékuàng beì huǒshào huaì , hái néng héhū shénme gōng yòng ma .