Stole it? Then have him give it back and say he’s sorry.
Funny about “torn my ears off” as this was a common practice to do criminals just before hanging them. In Biblical times. The Purim Jewish holiday cookies called “Hamantaschen” are supposed to be Haman’s ears (although some say his hat or his pockets-—three theories. Really was supposed to be ears before he was hanged.)
“On the king’s orders, Haman was hanged from the 50-cubit-high gallows that had originally been built by Haman himself, on the advice of his wife Zeresh, in order to hang Mordechai. The bodies of Haman’s ten sons were also hanged, after they died in battle against the Jews.”—Wikipedia excerpted.
Whew! They really knew how to get even in those days.