Ecclesiastes, unlike Acts, Romans, or Hebrews, does not appear to come out openly and discuss the topic of faith. The writer talks about his life and the search for satisfaction and happiness with his own efforts. In all the things he tried to find happiness in, he only found that everything without God is meaningless and vain. When he accepted the fact that God has a plan that He is carrying out in the author's life and that all he needs to do is allow it to work, it was only then that he was able to find true satisfaction and happiness. He then invites readers not to walk the same meaningless road as he had, but rather to seek God first and reap the benefits of faith in God. The writer of Ecclesiastes is known only as Qoheleth, which is the Hebrew word for means Teacher, but who exactly the author was is not sure. King Solomon is traditionally believed to have written this book. It is thought to have been written later in his life, based on some of the book's contents. Solomon was considered the wisest man who ever lived. He valued knowledge and the attainment of wisdom. He received wisdom as a gift from God and continued his lifelong pursuit of knowledge. In Ecclesiastes 1:13 and 14 the author says, "I have devoted myself to studying and wisely exploring all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has placed upon men! I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; they are all meaningless, a chasing of the sun". He also says in 2:13 and 14 that "I saw that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.