More Than Me

This story was told by the Rav of Munkatch about Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev:

Once two lumber merchants came to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak in a dispute involving a very large sum of money. Each man presented his case.

When it became apparent to one litigant that the decision would not go in his favor, he began looking for a way out. "Maybe the esteemed Rabbi doesn't understand all the intricacies involved in this type of business," he stated.

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak replied: "Honored Sir, if we were dealing with heavenly matters, then perhaps you would know more than I. Or if we were discussing the matter of fear of Heaven, you might perhaps know more than I. But here we are discussing simple worldly matters, a place where I am perfectly at home."