John Trapp on Job 32:17

Verſe 17. I ſaid, I will anſwer alſo my part] It is a vertue to be forward and forth putting in that which is good; and a vice to be ſhye and ſhame faced. A Chriſtian ſhould catch at opportunities of doing and receiving good, he ſhould be ready to every good work: as the buſie Bee, ſo ſoon as ever the Sun breaks forth, gets abroad to gather honey and wax.

I alſo will ſhew my opinion] Heb. My knowledg, as verſe 6. and ſo the Vulgar readeth it. Hereupon Gregory taking Elihu, (but not well) for an arrogant perſon, ſheweth, that ſuch love to vaunt themſelves, and out of oſtentation to ſet forth their good parts to publick view; and are therein like unto a veſſel without a cover, touching which the Law ſaith, that it ſhall be counted unclean. Thus He. But to utter a mans knowledge for the benefit of others, as good Elihu did, is not pride, but zeal, however the world cenſure it: And they have, doubtleſſe, an heavy account to make, who hide their talents; and having a great treaſure of rare abilities, will not be drawne to impart them; the canker of theſe mens great skill, ſhall be a ſwift witneſs againſt them. Vile latens virtus. —