devoid of 可以与 without替换 请问具体怎么用？

如：
1.做补语，放在句尾可在完全替换。
这是一部没有创意的小说
This is a novel without\devoid of inventiveness.
2.做状语放在句首的话
Without his help, we may fail.
Being devoid of his help, we failed.