This abstract noun appears in Psalm 12:8, lamenting a time when 'vileness is exalted among humanity.' The psalm contrasts God's pure words with human corruption, and this term captures the moral decay of society when worthless things are elevated. The multilingual glosses—Spanish 'vileza,' French 'bassesse'—emphasize moral degradation. Some manuscripts suggest reading 'zulluth' instead, but the sense of societal moral collapse remains. When worthless values are celebrated, the righteous suffer.