Read the excerpt below and answer the question. (Canterbury)

He had a latten cross set full of stones
And in a bottle had he some pig’s bones,
But with these relics, when he came upon.
Some simple parson, then this paragon
In that one day more money stood to gain (The Canterbury Tales; “General Prologue,” lines 701-704)

Based upon the above context, the word paragon best means _____ .

generosity
idol
greed
headache