Gregory the Dialogist

Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION It follows; Thou hast not given water to the weary, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. Heretics in proportion as they hold not the solid substance of truth, so sometimes they busy themselves, that they may appear full of discourse, and against the faith of Catholics they are boastful as of the knowledge of learning; all that they see they seek to draw to them by their wicked discoursings, and by the very same …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVI ↗

Thomas Aquinas

He continues then with the omission of the good works saying, "you did not give water to the weary." They needed drink because of the thirst which arises from the toil of the journey, as if to say: You did not bear help and solace to workers and the afflicted. "And you have taken bread from the hungry," saying in effect: You did not help the needy. These things are said about the sins which he committed as a private person.

Commentary on Job ↗