--- /Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:59:42.978051202 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Soundex.java	2023-07-05 02:59:42.982051203 +0200
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
      */
     private char map(char ch) {
         int index = ch - 'A';
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this.getSoundexMapping().length) {
+if  (  index >= this.getSoundexMapping (  ) .length )  {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The character is not mapped: " + ch);
         }
         return this.getSoundexMapping()[index];
