◆彩ずる仏の鼻を欠く Saizuru hotoke no hana wo kaku.
- 解釈：念を入れ過ぎて、肝心な部分をぶち壊しにしてしまうことのたとえ。
- Literal：The nose of the Buddha currently taken care of is lacked.
- Interpretation：Since it was too careful, it went wrong.
- 類義：彩ずる仏、鼻を削ぐ。過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如し。念の過ぐるは不念。下手（へた）仏師の地蔵直し。
- 反義：念には念を入れ。