“Why' is a crooked letter and can't be made straight.”
“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was even made.”
“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.”
“From the crooked timber of humanity, never was a straight thing made.”
“You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.”
“From such crooked timber as humanity is made of, no straight thing was ever constructed.”