Gregory the Dialogist

The ear hearing me, blessed me; and the eye seeing, gave witness to me. [HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION] Whereas blessed Job avouches himself to be 'blessed by those that heard him,' and to 'have witness given to him by those that saw him,' what he was in speech and what in practice, we have shewn us. For neither is he henceforth perfect in practice, whom wickedness of the tongue still withstands, or praiseworthy in speech who does not exhibit in practice the thing that he utters. …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XIX ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Since men of such stern authority are usually feared rather than loved by the people, he shows that the people loved him. Since the mark of the magnanimous man is that he can guard his authority toward the great and yet stoop to the lesser men, he then says, "The ear which heard," from others when my glory and my judgment were proclaimed, did not hate or envy me, but "blessed me," thought me happy and desired happiness for me. This expresses the attitude of those not present. …

Commentary on Job ↗