ɪɾ ˈɪz, ɛksˈɛpt fɚðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːd, aɪdˈɛntɪkəl tə vˈɜːs sˈɛvəntˌiːn hˈiːbɹuːtsˈædi"ɹˈaɪtʃəs ɪz ˈɪhv ɪn ˈɔːl hɪz wˈeɪz…", ænd ðˈʌs, æz kˈɪmɛlmən ˈɑːɹɡjuːz, mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn ɐ pˈoʊstfˈæktoʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tuː "kjˈʊɹ" ðɪ ɐpˈæɹənt dᵻfˈɪʃənsi.
It is, except for the first word, identical to verse 17 (צ) ("Righteous is YHVH in all His ways…"), and thus, as Kimmelman argues, may have been a post-facto attempt to "cure" the apparent deficiency.