Πάρεξ ὃ πυρὶ δέδοται εἰς ἀναλωσιν, τὴν κατʼ ἐνιαυτὸν κάθαρσιν ἀπʼ αὐτῆς ἀναλίσκει τὸ πῦρ, καὶ ἐκλείπει εἰς τέλος· μὴ χρήσιμον ἔσται εἰς ἐργασίαν;

1. Πάρεξ
   Except
   Besides
2. ὃ
   the
3. πυρὶ
   fire
4. δέδοται
   has been given
   it has been given
5. εἰς
   into
6. ἀναλωσιν
   consumption
7.  
   ,
    
8. τὴν
   the
9. κατʼ
   according to
10. ἐνιαυτὸν
    year
11. κάθαρσιν
    purification
    cleansing
12. ἀπʼ
    from
13. αὐτῆς
    her
    of it
14. ἀναλίσκει
    consumes
    spends
15. τὸ
    the
16. πῦρ
    fire
17.  
    ,
     
18. καὶ
    and
19. ἐκλείπει
    ceases
    fails, faints
20. εἰς
    into
21. τέλος
    end
22.  
    ·
     
23. μὴ
    not
24. χρήσιμον
    useful
25. ἔσται
    will be
26. εἰς
    into
27. ἐργασίαν
    work
28.  
    ;
     

Besides what has been given to fire for consumption, the fire consumes the yearly purification from it, and it ceases in the end—will it not be useful for work?