'Teacher' in the Bible

The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless."

I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

"Look at this," says the Teacher. "Linking one thing to another, I reached this conclusion:

"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Everything is pointless."

Moreover, besides being wise himself, the Teacher taught people what he had learned by listening, making inquiries, and composing many proverbs.

The Teacher searched to find appropriate expressions, and what is written here is right and truthful.